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hopeless
adjective(hope-less)
certain to fail
Examples:
The situation is hopeless.
hopeless
adjective(hope-less)
(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
Examples:
She handed me a hopeless jumble of papers.
He is a hopeless romantic.
hopeless
adjective(hope-less)
of a person unable to do something skillfully
Examples:
I'm hopeless at mathematics.
hopeless
adjective(hope-less)
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
Antonyms: hopeful,
Examples:
In an agony of hopeless grief.
With a hopeless sigh he sat down.

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