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hopelessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | despair |
| Derivation | hopeless |
Examples of hopelessness
hopelessness
They would have been living in fear, and maybe also some degree of hopelessness.
From the nzcatholic.org.nz
You are reporting significant reductions in stress, depression and hopelessness.
From the ocregister.com
After the first day, hopelessness and dehydration made them turn on one another.
From the boston.com
The journey is often lined with disappointment, hopelessness and discouragement.
From the psychcentral.com
Even the smallest step of mastery, however, is a large antidote to hopelessness.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
In both cases the result was crippling levels of hyperinflation and hopelessness.
From the economist.com
He mocked my hopelessness and cheered when I actually made contact with one ball.
From the independent.co.uk
Alcohol abuse is rampant in a community wracked by unemployment and hopelessness.
From the washingtonpost.com
And if children talk about suicide or hopelessness, always take them seriously.
From the psychcentral.com
- The despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
- (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"
- (hopeless) of a person unable to do something skillfully; "I'm hopeless at mathematics"
- (Hopeless (Dawson's Creek episode)) The following is a list of episodes for Dawson's Creek, an American television series. Dawson's Creek was created by Kevin Williamson, who was the executive producer until the end of the show's second season. ...
- The lack of hope; despair
- (hopeless) Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing; Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate
- When you feel there is no way out of your predicament.
- A crucial end product of all neurosis, caused by failures to live up to one's "shoulds" and the partially or wholly unconscious knowledge of being thoroughly entangled in psychic conflict. At bottom, the mood that accompanies our failure to be who we are. (See sadistic trends.)
- State of severe despair associated with feelings of inadequacy and isolation, an inability to act on one's behalf, and a belief that the situation is highly unlikely to improve.
