hopelessness
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hopelessness
noun hopelessnesses
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The state of having no hope, being unhopeful.
Near-synonym: pessimism
Similar: despair, desperation, despondency, pessimism · Opposite: hopefulness, hope, optimism, Panglossianism, Pollyannaism
- Lack of potential. He considered the former tooling hopeless, and he reported its hopelessness to his boss right away.
Similar: despair, desperation, despond, despondency, hopelessness, unhope, wanhope · Opposite: hope, hopefulness, respair
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noun
Similar: despair, desperation, despond, despondency, hopelessness, unhope, wanhope · Opposite: hope, hopefulness, respair
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noun the lack of hope; despair
| Español | desesperanza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 절망 jeolmang |
| 日本語 | 絶望 zetsubō |
| 中文 | 絕望 /绝望 juéwàng |
| हिन्दी | निराशा nirāśā |
| Português | desesperança |
| Français | désespérance |
| Deutsch | Hoffnungslosigkeit |
| Italiano | disperazione |
| Ελληνικά | απελπισία apelpisía |
| Română | deznădejde, disperare, disperație |
| Русский | безнадёжность beznadjóžnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tuyệt vọng |
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title = {hopelessness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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