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hopeless definition
hopeless |
Grep of noun hopeless hopelessness Overview of adj hopeless The adj hopeless has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) hopeless -- (without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down") 2. hopeless -- (of a person unable to do something skillfully; "I'm hopeless at mathematics") 3. hopeless -- (certain to fail "the situation is hopeless") 4. hopeless -- ((informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic") Antonyms of adj hopeless 4 senses of hopeless Sense 1 hopeless (vs. hopeful) hopeful (vs. hopeless) => anticipant, anticipative, expectant => aspirant, aspiring(prenominal), wishful, would-be(postnominal) Sense 2 hopeless INDIRECT (VIA unskilled) -> skilled Sense 3 hopeless INDIRECT (VIA impossible) -> possible Sense 4 hopeless INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Similarity of adj hopeless 4 senses of hopeless Sense 1 hopeless (vs. hopeful) => abject, resigned, unhopeful => black, bleak, dim => despairing, desperate => despondent, heartsick => forlorn => futureless => gloomy, grim => helpless, lost => incurable => insoluble Also See-> discouraging#1; impossible#1; pessimistic#1 Sense 2 hopeless => unskilled (vs. skilled) Sense 3 hopeless => impossible (vs. possible) Sense 4 hopeless => bad (vs. good) Attributes of adj hopeless Familiarity of adj hopeless hopeless used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj hopeless hopeless Overview of adj hopeless The adj hopeless has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) hopeless -- (without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down") 2. hopeless -- (of a person unable to do something skillfully; "I'm hopeless at mathematics") 3. hopeless -- (certain to fail "the situation is hopeless") 4. hopeless -- ((informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic")
hopeless definition
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