Meaning & use
hopeless
Without hope; offering no possibility of improvement or success.
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The rescue mission seemed hopeless until the storm finally cleared.
He was hopeless at math, no matter how much he studied.
A note on using this word
Has two distinct uses: describing a situation with no chance of success, or, informally, describing someone very bad at a particular skill.
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