Despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort. Hopeless, despairing, despondent, desperate all describe an absence of hope Hopeless is used of a feeling of futility and passive abandonment of oneself to fate Hopeless and grim, he still clung to the cliff. (definition of hopeless from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) Having no possibility of being solved or dealt with
Having no hope or chance of changing or improving American heritage® dictionary of the english language, fifth edition. If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way. Definition of hopeless adjective from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary If something is hopeless, there is no hope that it will get better or succeed
We won't bother to appeal—it's a hopeless case He felt that his life was a hopeless mess. Some common synonyms of hopeless are despairing, desperate, and despondent While all these words mean having lost all or nearly all hope, hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation. Hopelessness is an awful feeling Fortunately, no matter how bad things might seem right now, you can overcome feeling hopeless, and these strategies can help.
Very bad and not likely to succeed or improve Very bad at a particular activity If you think that your problems are hopeless, you are likely to give up trying, isolate yourself, and become more depressed Here are some things you can do instead.
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