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hopeless
adjective
(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
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ˈhoʊplɪs
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adjective
(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
“She handed me a hopeless jumble of papers”
adjective
Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
“In an agony of hopeless grief”
adjective
Certain to fail
“The situation is hopeless”
adjective
Of a person unable to do something skillfully
“I'm hopeless at mathematics”
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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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