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Hopelessness

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n. the lack of hope; despair

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state of being hopeless; discouragement; despair.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success

Word Usage

"Wente acknowledges that suicide bombers like Aayat are driven to bombing by hopelessness and despair - but that this "hopelessness" is largely a creation of a culture that glorifies death and shoves the joy of "martyrdom" down the throats of the young."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

despair

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

despondence despair desperation

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

helplessness loneliness dejection futility desperation weariness boredom bewilderment humiliation discouragement