hoffnungslos
hopeless
English translations
- 01
hopeless
- 02
desperate
Word details
- German meaning
- Ohne Hoffnung, ohne Aussicht auf Besserung.
- English meaning
- Hopeless
- Synonym
- aussichtslos, verzweifelt
- German example
- Die Situation schien hoffnungslos.
- English example
- The situation seemed hopeless.
- Comparative
- hoffnungsloserSuperlative: am hoffnungslosesten
Related words
- Hoffnungslosigkeit
Hopelessness
- perspektivlos
Without prospects, hopeless
- zugespitzt
Tense
- Verzweiflung
despair
- trostlos
bleak
- aussichtslos
Hopeless
- chancenlos
Hopeless means having no chance of success or gain.
- verzweifelt
Desperate
- kafkaesk
Kafkaesque
- heillos
hopeless
- unrettbar
Unsalvageable
- Schwärmer
A dreamer, idealist, someone easily enthusiastic with unrealistic ideas.
- Romantiker
Romantic
- unverbesserlich
Incorrigible, hopeless
- desperat
desperate
- ausweglos
Hopeless
- Tristesse
gloom, sadness, bleakness
- Schwärmerin
Dreamer refers to a person who easily gets enthusiastic and idealizes something or someone.
Example sentences with “hoffnungslos”
Der Fall scheint hoffnungslos. (The case seems hopeless.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'hoffnungslos' used to describe people?
Yes, 'ein hoffnungsloser Fall' (a hopeless case).