hopelessness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hopelessness
First recorded in 1805–10; hopeless ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He also devised several measurements that became widely used to assess the symptoms of various mental disorders and the risk of suicide: the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Hopelessness Scale.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021
Hopelessness helps no one, although that’s often how I feel, too.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021
Hope and its doleful twin, Hopelessness, might be thought of as the co-muses of the modern eco-narrative.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018
A protest album set to exuberant house and techno beats, "Hopelessness" is as forceful as it is thrilling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2016
Hopelessness had erased the color and anima- don from Judith’s face, and set her lovely features into a still mask.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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