hopelessness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hopelessness
First recorded in 1805–10; hopeless ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Hopelessness and resignation challenge the notion of California’s exceptionalism and another aged trope.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2021
Hopelessness helps no one, although that’s often how I feel, too.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021
Hopelessness and disconnection are especially problematic, she said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021
Hopelessness returned among Afghans, and a hundred and fifty-four thousand of them emigrated to Germany last year.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2016
Hopelessness had little chance against the discovery of the tip of the tongue.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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