hopeless
/ˈhoʊpləs/
adjective
- Having no hope; feeling or showing that a situation will not improve.
- After the ship sank, the survivors felt hopeless and alone.
- She looked at the broken vase with a hopeless expression.
- The doctor's words left the family feeling hopeless.
- Without a chance of success; impossible to solve or fix.
- Trying to find the lost earring in the grass seemed hopeless.
- It's a hopeless situation unless we get more funding.
- The team faced a hopeless deficit of 20 points with only one minute left.
- Used informally to say someone is very bad at something or cannot improve.
- He's a hopeless cook; he can barely boil water.
- I'm hopeless at remembering people's names.
- She's hopeless with directions and always gets lost.
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