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hopeless

adjective

(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
H
Ends with
S
Contains
OP
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhoʊplɪs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform

    “she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers”

adjective

  1. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

    “in an agony of hopeless grief”

adjective

  1. certain to fail

    “the situation is hopeless”

adjective

  1. of a person unable to do something skillfully

    “I'm hopeless at mathematics”

In context

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

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