hopelessness

hope·less  (hpls)

adj.

1. Having no hope; despairing. See Synonyms at despondent.

2. Offering no hope; bleak.

3. Incurable.

4. Having no possibility of solution; impossible.

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hopeless·ness n.

hopeless·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hopelessness - the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" hopefulness - the feeling you have when you have hope

Translations

hopelessness [ˈhəʊplɪsnɪs] N

1. [of situation] → lo desesperado

2. (= despair) → desesperanza f

3. (= incompetence) → inutilidad f

hopelessness [ˈhəʊpləsnɪs] n → désespoir m

hopelessness

n (of love, attempt, cause, task) → Aussichtslosigkeit f; (of situation) → Hoffnungslosigkeit f; a sense of hopelessness → ein Gefühl nt → der Verzweiflung or Hoffnungslosigkeit