1.
If you feel ~, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success.
He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, ~ way...
The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel ~ about job prospects.
ADJ
~ly
I looked around ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV prep
~ness
She had a feeling of ~ness about the future.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Someone or something thing that is ~ is certain to fail or be unsuccessful.
I don’t believe your situation is as ~ as you think. If you love each other, you’ll work it out...
ADJ
3.
If someone is ~ at something, they are very bad at it. (INFORMAL)
I’d be ~ at working for somebody else...
ADJ: oft ADJ at n
4.
You use ~ to emphasize how bad or inadequate something or someone is.
Argentina’s economic policies were a ~ mess.
ADJ emphasis
~ly
Harry was ~ly lost...
ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed/prep, also ADV after v