Also spelled Opeless
adj
Freq #4716
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1
adj
With no chance of success or improvement.
After the third defeat, the situation seemed hopeless.
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2
adj
Very bad at doing something.
I'm hopeless at mathematics.
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3
adj
Feeling no hope; in despair.
She felt lonely and hopeless after losing her job.
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From hope + -less, compare Swedish hopplös.