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Meaning of hopeless

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hopeless

Pronunciation:/ˈhəʊplɪs//ˈhoʊplɪs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.

  2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.

    Example: a hopeless cause

  3. Without talent, not skilled

    Example: He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.

  4. (of an adverse condition) Incurable.

    Example: He is a hopeless idler.