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hopeless definition
hope·less (hōp′lis)
adjective
- without hope a hopeless prisoner
- allowing no hope; causing despair a hopeless situation
- impossible to solve, cure, deal with, teach, etc.
Related Forms:
- hopelessly hope′·lessly adverb
- hopelessness hope′·less·ness noun
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