ausweglos
hopeless; without a way out; dead-end.
English translations
- 01
hopeless
- 02
desperate
- 03
impasse
Word details
- German meaning
- Ausweglos bedeutet, dass es keine Lösung oder keinen Ausweg aus einer Situation gibt.
- English meaning
- Hopeless
- Synonym
- hoffnungslos, verfahren
- German example
- Die Situation schien ausweglos.
- English example
- The situation seemed hopeless.
- Comparative
- auswegloserSuperlative: am ausweglosesten
Related words
- den Wölfen zum Fraß vorwerfen
To throw someone to the wolves
- Sackgasse
Dead end
- in die Enge treiben
To corner someone means to put them in a difficult or hopeless situation.
- mattsetzen
To checkmate
- aporetisch
Aporetic means that something ends in an aporia, i.e., in an irresolvable, contradictory situation or an insurmountable problem.
- Verzweiflung
despair
- Rettung
Rescue
- Galgenhumor
Gallows humor
Example sentences with “ausweglos”
Die Situation schien ausweglos. (The situation seemed hopeless.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'ausweglos' the same as 'hoffnungslos'?
They are very similar, but 'ausweglos' specifically emphasizes that there is no logical solution or exit from the problem.