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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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hopelessness — despair, despondency, desperation, forlornness (see under DESPONDENT) Analogous words: dejection, depression, melancholy, gloom (see SADNESS) Antonyms: hopefulness Contrasted words: optimism (see corresponding adjective at HOPEFUL): *confidence,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Hopelessness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence, want or loss of hope. < N PARAG:Hopelessness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hopelessness hopelessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 despair despair desperation Sgm: N 1 despondency despondency &c.(dejection) 837 Sgm: N 1… … English dictionary for students
hopelessness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of hope Nouns 1. hopelessness, futility, impossibility; despair, desperation; despondency, dejection; pessimism, Weltschmerz; hope deferred, dashed hopes; vain expectation, disappointment. Slang,… … English dictionary for students
hopelessness — hopeless ► ADJECTIVE 1) feeling or causing despair. 2) inadequate; incompetent. DERIVATIVES hopelessly adverb hopelessness noun … English terms dictionary
Hopelessness — Hopeless Hope less, a. 1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing. [1913 Webster] I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hopelessness — noun see hopeless … New Collegiate Dictionary
hopelessness — See hopeless. * * * … Universalium
hopelessness — noun the lack of hope; despair … Wiktionary
hopelessness — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, Slough of Despond, absurdity, acedia, aloofness, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blahs, blank despondency, comatoseness, death wish, dejectedness, dejection, depression, despair, despondency,… … Moby Thesaurus
hopelessness — hope·less·ness || həʊplɪsnɪs n. lack of hope, despair … English contemporary dictionary
