Vokabahn

hoffnungslos

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Adjective

hoffnungslos

Pronunciation: /ˈhɔfnʊŋsloːs/

hopeless

C1 rank #7,537

Meanings

Adjective
  1. hopeless

Example sentence

Nach dem dritten Versuch war die Lage hoffnungslos.

After the third attempt the situation was hopeless.

Usage

  • eine hoffnungslose Lage — A hopeless situation with no apparent prospect of improvement.
  • hoffnungslos überfüllt — Hopelessly overcrowded; the word also intensifies other descriptions.
Extra sentence

Ohne eine lesbare Karte schien die Suche hoffnungslos.

Without a legible map, the search seemed hopeless.