hope
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ness
Plural
hopelessnesses
1
a state of mind in which one feels that there is no possibility for positive change or improvement
- After losing his job and home, he sank into a pit of hopelessness.
- The never-ending war left many civilians trapped in hopelessness.
- Therapy helped her climb out of the hopelessness caused by depression.
- His voice carried the quiet hopelessness of someone who'd given up.
- Poverty can create cycles of hopelessness that feel impossible to escape.
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