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hopeloos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • desperate adjective Willing to do almost anything because you urgently need something; driven by extreme need.
  • despondent adjective Feeling low, discouraged, and without hope.
  • forlorn adj Sad and lonely, especially from feeling abandoned.
  • hopeless adj Without hope; expecting nothing good to happen.

Senses

hopeloos is used for these senses in English:

  • desperate Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
  • despondent In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
  • forlorn Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
  • hopeless Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
  • over a barrel (idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.

desperate — full definition

  1. adjective Willing to do almost anything because you urgently need something; driven by extreme need.
  2. adjective So serious or dangerous that there seems to be little hope; extremely dire.
  3. adjective Reckless because you feel you have no other choice; willing to take drastic risks.

Related Dutch words