What does Hopelessness mean?
Definitions for Hopelessness
hope·less·ness
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Hopelessness.
Princeton's WordNet
hopelessnessnoun
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
Wiktionary
hopelessnessnoun
the lack of hope; despair
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hopelessness
Hopelessness is a state of despair characterized by a lack of optimism, expectation, or belief in positive outcomes. It can be related to feelings of depression and may result in a person feeling overwhelmed, incapable of change or improvement, and having no anticipation for a better future. This emotion is often associated with various mental health issues and can potentially lead to destructive behavior or thoughts.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Hopelessness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Hopelessness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Hopelessness in a Sentence
I think, unfortunately, across the country generally, but especially in communities that are hardest hit by high homicide rates, there is this hopelessness that there's really nothing that can be done and that it is this chronic problem that is beyond sort of solving, fortunately, that's not the case.
This world probably sees me as broken and a so-so worthless rejected lifeless tree in a lost wasteland, looked at as many-many hopelessness’s, In God’s eyes, I appeared as this golden tree of life, only the ones free from blindness can see my true reality. -MillYentei D.Y.
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:
With the rejection of the rules of the euro zone ... negotiations about a programme worth billions are barely conceivable, tsipras and his government are leading the Greek people on a path of bitter abandonment and hopelessness.
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:
Tsipras and his government are leading the Greek people on a path of bitter abandonment and hopelessness.
They are reacting to something very specific: a feeling of hopelessness, people who aren't from these neighborhoods see one incident: Freddie Gray. But here, Freddie Gray triggers collective memory and experiences that they've had over time, like their lives don't matter. People without jobs, trying to feed their families in neighborhoods without grocery stores. Sitting around not talking about, 'What did you do at school today?' but 'Did you get stopped by the police on your way home?' It's been brewing for decades.
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Translations for Hopelessness
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- beznadějCzech
- HoffnungslosigkeitGerman
- desesperanzaSpanish
- toivottomuusFinnish
- désespéranceFrench
- 絶望Japanese
- نائومێدیKurdish
- безнадежностMacedonian
- beznadziejność, beznadziejaPolish
- desesperançaPortuguese
- desperație, desperareRomanian
- безнадёжностьRussian
- beznađe, безнађеSerbo-Croatian
- hopplöshetSwedish
- umutsuzlukTurkish
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