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Definitions for hopelessness
hope·less·ness
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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 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
It is more difficult to maintain a realistic sense of human limitation. To refuse to become frustrated and angry, to analyze, to assess, to seek to understand and explain. To determine to be adult and fair. And, thus, to work patiently to improve while refusing to succumb to either cynicism and hopelessness. It is the long way around, but it is the civilized way, and the only way for those who have truly to understand the role of humane learning.
Former Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening:
He understands what it is like to be the top elected official in a really challenging urban area, including the area of law enforcement, what you've got here is a powder keg in the sense that the community doesn't trust the police and the police doesn't trust the community, amidst a growing sense of poverty and inequity and hopelessness.
As I said those words, I felt the loneliness, the hopelessness of people who had nowhere to turn, and my eyes filled with tears. I broke down sobbing.
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity...
There is no hopelessness, there is ignorance. There are no unsolvable problems in this life, there are only people who do not know how to fight and endure, and look for a way out. There is no way out except from the grave. But “No, I have a special case,” “God forbid, it’s easy to say.”
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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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