HOPELESS


Meaning of HOPELESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhō-pləs ]

adjective

Date: 1534

1.

a. : having no expectation of good or success : despairing

b. : not susceptible to remedy or cure

c. : incapable of redemption or improvement

2.

a. : giving no ground for hope : desperate

b. : incapable of solution, management, or accomplishment : impossible

Synonyms: see despondent

• hope·less·ness noun

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