Hopelessness
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lack of hope; despair. countable, uncountable
"Depression can induce an overwhelming sense of sadness and hopelessness."
- 2 the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success wordnet
Example
More examples"Mennad spoke about his depression and hopelessness."
Etymology
From hopeless + -ness.