hopeless
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The meaning (definition) of the word hopeless
feeling that nothing will get better
The word hopeless used in a sentence
“I felt hopeless when my tower fell over again and again.”
Words that mean the opposite of hopeless (antonyms)
hopeful
How the word hopeless is said around the world
| French | désespéré (day-zes-pay-RAY) |
| Spanish | sin esperanza (seen es-peh-RAHN-sah) |
| Mandarin | 绝望 (jweh wahng) |
| Hindi | निराश (nee-RAHSH) |
| Arabic | بلا أمل (bih-LAA AH-mal) |
| Russian | отчаявшийся (ut-CHAH-yiv-shiy-suh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | sem esperança (seng ish-puh-RAHN-sah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sem esperança (seng es-peh-RAHN-sah) |
| Japanese | ぜつぼうした (zeht-soo-boh-SHEE-tah) |
| German | hoffnungslos (HOF-nuungs-lohs) |
| Urdu | ناامید (nah-oo-MEED) |
| Punjabi | ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ (ni-RAHSH) |
| Korean | 희망이 없다 (hee-MAHNG-ee UHP-da) |
| Hebrew | מְיֹאָשׁ (meh-yoh-AHSH) |
| Greek | απελπισμένος (ah-pel-pee-SMEH-nohs) |
| Dutch | hopeloos (HOPE-uh-lohs) |
| Tagalog | walang pag-asa (wa-LANG pag-A-sa) |
| Vietnamese | tuyệt vọng (tweet VAWNG) |
| Turkish | umutsuz (oo-moot-SOOZ) |
| Persian | ناامید (naa-oh-MEED) |
| Polish | zrozpaczony (zroz-pah-CHOH-nih) |
| Ukrainian | зневірений (zneh-VEE-reh-nyi) |
| Bengali | হতাশ (HOH-tash) |
| Swedish | hopplös (HOP-lers) |
| Italian | senza speranza (SEN-tsah speh-RAHN-tsah) |
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