Definition of hopelessness in English:
hopelessness
noun ˈhəʊpləsnəsˈhoʊpləsnəs
mass nounA feeling or state of despair; lack of hope.
his face bears the expression of utter hopelessness
I was overcome by the hopelessness of the situation
Example sentencesExamples
- I have experienced economic hopelessness a number of times in my life, primarily due to working my way through thirteen years of university study.
- The utter hopelessness of attempting to gain sleep while shuttling to and fro inside a coach is almost impossible to communicate.
- There is hope in the midst of hopelessness.
- There was not the same sense of hopelessness that prevailed in previous conflicts.
- He did express feelings of hopelessness about his current situation and of an overwhelming desire for help to remain there.
- He soon realised the hopelessness of the cause when he failed to raise any forces among the subdued and disillusioned people.
- I did not feel angry, it was more a feeling of hopelessness.
- We need to raise expectations in this country for those who experience hopelessness.
- They realise the hopelessness of their situation but cannot bring themselves to discard it either.
- Both stories capture the hopelessness and desperation of grinding poverty, but in very different ways.
Definition of hopelessness in US English:
hopelessness
nounˈhoʊpləsnəsˈhōpləsnəs
A feeling or state of despair; lack of hope.
his face bears the expression of utter hopelessness
I was overcome by the hopelessness of the situation
Example sentencesExamples
- The utter hopelessness of attempting to gain sleep while shuttling to and fro inside a coach is almost impossible to communicate.
- He soon realised the hopelessness of the cause when he failed to raise any forces among the subdued and disillusioned people.
- There was not the same sense of hopelessness that prevailed in previous conflicts.
- There is hope in the midst of hopelessness.
- We need to raise expectations in this country for those who experience hopelessness.
- He did express feelings of hopelessness about his current situation and of an overwhelming desire for help to remain there.
- They realise the hopelessness of their situation but cannot bring themselves to discard it either.
- I have experienced economic hopelessness a number of times in my life, primarily due to working my way through thirteen years of university study.
- Both stories capture the hopelessness and desperation of grinding poverty, but in very different ways.
- I did not feel angry, it was more a feeling of hopelessness.