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单词 hopelessness
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Definition of hopelessness in English:

hopelessness

noun ˈhəʊpləsnəsˈhoʊpləsnəs
mass noun
  • 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
    • 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.
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