hopeless
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Britannica Dictionary definition of HOPELESS
[more hopeless; most hopeless]
1
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having or feeling no hope
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He felt confused and hopeless after losing his job.
2
a
always used before a noun
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unable to be changed
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She's a hopeless romantic.
b
informal
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unable to be helped or improved
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very bad
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We were the most hopeless group of golfers you ever saw.
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We were hopeless at (playing) golf.
3
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giving no reason for hope
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a hopeless situation
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He's very ill, but his condition isn't hopeless.
4
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He stared hopelessly out the window.
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He's a hopelessly naive person.
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She was hopelessly addicted to tobacco.
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They fell hopelessly in love.
— hopelessness
noun [noncount]-
feelings of hopelessness
