Hopeless: meaning, definitions and examples

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hopeless

 

[ หˆhoสŠplษ™s ]

Context #1

feeling

Feeling or causing despair about something. Unable to be saved or helped.

Synonyms

defeated, desperate, pessimistic

Examples of usage

  • She felt hopeless after losing her job.
  • The situation seemed hopeless with no way out.
Context #2

result

Having no prospect of success or improvement.

Synonyms

fruitless, futile, unpromising

Examples of usage

  • The project was a hopeless endeavor from the start.
  • The team faced a hopeless situation with no chance of winning.

Translations

Translations of the word "hopeless" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น desesperanรงado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเคฟเคฐเคพเคถ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช hoffnungslos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ putus asa

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะตะทะฝะฐะดั–ะนะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ beznadziejny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ตถๆœ›็š„ใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sans espoir

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ desesperado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท umutsuz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ ˆ๋ง์ ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุงุฆุณ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ beznadฤ›jnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ beznรกdejnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ปๆœ›็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ brezupen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ vonlaust

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ าฏะผั–ั‚ัั–ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒก Hoffnung

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รผmidsiz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ desesperado

Word origin

The word 'hopeless' originated in the late 16th century from the combination of 'hope' and the suffix '-less'. It has evolved over time to represent a state of despair, lack of prospect, or futility.

See also: hope, hopeful, hopefully, hopefulness, hopefuls, hopelessly, hopelessness, hoping.