Used in a Sentence

hopelessness

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hopelessness.

Editorial note

It is a system designed to instill hopelessness and despair upon anyone it turns its gaze to.

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Quick take

A lack of hope; despair.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hopelessness gathered in one view.

noun

A lack of hope; despair.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hopelessness.

noun

A lack of hope; despair.

Example sentences

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It is a system designed to instill hopelessness and despair upon anyone it turns its gaze to.

2

Their life is even more absurd: a passage through a brief but painful passage through anguish, suffering and hopelessness.

3

It might even make things worse - increasing feelings of failure and hopelessness.

4

I've dealt with depression my whole life as well, and have also had those feelings of anxiety and hopelessness.

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This isn't an unwarranted assumption because we know that the hopelessness that you feel is in your mind (I don't mean imagined, I mean that these are mental states) and we know the mind is the brain.

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Like Sisyphus, it's not the job itself, it's the hopelessness of ever succeeding.

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I have no idea why this is happening, but I believe stress and hopelessness must be playing a large role.

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The air you breath here is filled with cynicism and hopelessness.

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Evidence and analysis of failure helps debunk convictions to hopelessness 2.

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Because that tends to lead to crime, selfishness, and hopelessness.

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One that reminds them about the cost, drawbacks and hopelessness of what they are doing, and forces them to ask the hard questions about whatever they think the benefit is, and whether it's really worth it.

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To provide a counter to the hopelessness: As much as I love the academy, and research, I never wanted to be a professor.

Quote examples

1

The question of whether we can outrun our own consumption is an interesting question that is not a guaranteed "yes", but the built-in hopelessness of your metaphor isn't part of the answer.

2

It haunts me and in a way I found it a bit of a relief that despite ongoing depression issues, I could not relate: “The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that life’s assets and debits do not square.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hopelessness in a sentence?

It is a system designed to instill hopelessness and despair upon anyone it turns its gaze to.

What does hopelessness mean?

A lack of hope; despair.

What part of speech is hopelessness?

hopelessness is commonly used as noun.