hopelessness

hopeless | American Dictionary

hopeless
adjective
us/ˈhoʊp·ləs/
without hope:
We tried to save the building, but it was a hopeless task (= it could not succeed).

Examples of hopeless

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The situation could thus appear hopeless; but, as we shall see below, this difficulty will be resolved once we introduce hyperbolicity.
The law stipulates that physicians need to assess unbearable and hopeless suffering, but does not prescribe how this assessment should take place.
Most desertions happened among soldiers on leave, as trying to escape from the front must have seemed nearly hopeless to even the most desperate.
Such attributions can make the patient feel helpless and hopeless to exer t control or make life changes, except by taking medications.
There were also concerns that by getting involved they would raise clients' hopes of success or waste time on cases they knew to be hopeless.
No matter how hopeless a situation seems to be, we must never remain inactive.
In other words, 'doing it first' is a hopeless task for the underdog.
I have studied this problem myself and learned that it is hopeless to try to assemble such a device from the elements modeling conditional reflexes.
On the other hand, people who dwell on their depressive symptoms are likely to be more hopeless.
Besides, the millennium would be very dull, and quite hopeless from an artistic point of view.
Many were hopeless and confused as they faced their burnt establishments and the endless insurance reports.
If exchangees lost their precious land papers during the crossing, their situation was hopeless.
Currently, many opt-out procedures administered by web sites and others are hopeless and cumbersome, making it nearly impossible for citizens to exert real control.
They mutually pledged to one another that they would not allow similar interventions in the event either was in a hopeless situation.
Family members appear hopeless and seem to believe things will never change.
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