hopelessness

[hohp-lis-nis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs nɪs /

NOUN

despair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish desperation despondency discouragement gloom melancholy misery sorrow

STRONG

dejection despondence disheartenment forlornness ordeal pain trial tribulation wretchedness

WEAK

dashed hopes desperateness despond

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer contentment encouragement happiness joy

STRONG

comfort peace pleasure

Example Sentences

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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