noun

hopelessness

noun

A complete lack of hope; despair.

"A deep sense of hopelessness settled over the town after the factory closed."

How to Use Hopelessness

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe feeling of having no hope left.

Common pairings

feelings of hopelessness a sense of hopelessness

hopelessnesses plural

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A deep sense of _____ settled over the town after the factory closed.

From hopeless + -ness.

hope hopefulness respair

want trust desire hope

lawlessness selflessness carelessness homelessness restlessness recklessness helplessness ruthlessness weightlessness

hope hopefulness respair want trust desire