English dictionary
hopeless
adjectivePronunciation
ˈhoʊplɪs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
adjective
- without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
adjective
- certain to fail
adjective
- of a person unable to do something skillfully
Example sentences
she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers
he is a hopeless romantic
in an agony of hopeless grief
with a hopeless sigh he sat down
the situation is hopeless
I'm hopeless at mathematics