hopelessness

American  

[hohp-lis-nis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs nɪs /

noun

1. the feeling or condition of having no hope; despair; desperation.

   Among the worst demons of addiction is hopelessness.

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Etymology

Origin of hopelessness

First recorded in 1805–10; hopeless ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

Chip was still staring up at him, but his expression had slipped over into helplessness now—helplessness and hopelessness.

From Literature

"It just feels bizarre, and I find so many of us don't really know how to feel right now, besides rage and hopelessness," she said.

From Barron's

"These are sentences which just bring people into hopelessness," she said.

From BBC

In their wake aftermath, hopelessness proves to be the slow, shambling, inescapable inevitability that does in everyone else.

From Salon

I felt like I couldn’t come up for air from the hopelessness of it all.

From Literature

Related Words

• anguish
• desperation
• despondency
• discouragement
• gloom
• melancholy
• misery
• sorrow