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Hopelessness
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hohplessness
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Simple meaning
What does Hopelessness mean?
Hopelessness means feeling that things cannot improve.
Dictionary definition
Hopelessness is the feeling that a problem cannot improve or that success is not possible.
Example sentences
Hopelessness in a sentence
easy
The character felt hopelessness before friends offered help.
medium
A kind plan can reduce hopelessness during a difficult task.
hard
The poem contrasts hopelessness with the courage to keep going.
Synonyms
Words like Hopelessness
Antonyms
Opposite words
hopefulnessA feeling that good things may happen.
optimismA belief that good results are possible.
confidenceA steady belief in a good result.
Word family
Hopelessness word family
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Quick practice
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Practice 1
What does hopelessness mean?
Hopelessness means hopefulness.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to hopelessness?
Despair is closest in meaning to hopelessness in this context.
Practice 3
Which word is most opposite in meaning to hopelessness?
Hopefulness gives a useful opposite or contrast for hopelessness.
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