hopeless

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
  2. adjective of a person unable to do something skillfully
  3. adjective certain to fail

Etymology

From hope + -less. Compare Swedish hopplös.

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