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hopeless Definition and Meaning in English (hopeless definition)

adjective
Synonyms:despairingpessimisticfutile
Quick Answer • Definition

Hopeless definition: Feeling or causing a complete lack of hope or expectation.

Definitions of Hopeless

  1. 1adjective

    Feeling or causing a complete lack of hope or expectation.

  2. 2adjective

    So bad as to be beyond repair, improvement, or help.

Example Sentences

casual

“The situation seemed utterly hopeless after the flood.”

casual

“He felt hopeless about finding a new job in the current market.”

casual

“The old car was a hopeless case, beyond any repair.”

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Inflected Word Forms

nounhopelessness
adverbhopelessly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

a hopeless caseidiom

A person or situation that is beyond help or improvement.

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Hopeless definition: Feeling or causing a complete lack of hope or expectation.
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