Despair vs. Hopeless — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Despair and Hopeless
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Despair
To lose all hope
Despaired of reaching shore safely.
Hopeless
Having no hope; despairing
Lost hikers who felt hopeless.
Despair
To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.
Hopeless
Characterized by despair
Hopeless resignation.
Despair
Complete loss of hope.
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Hopeless
Having no possibility of being solved or dealt with; impossible
A hopeless problem.
A hopeless disease.
Despair
One despaired of or causing despair
Unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.
Hopeless
Having no hope or chance of changing or improving
A hopeless romantic.
A hopeless procrastinator.
Despair
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
Hopeless
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
Despair
(transitive) To cause to despair.
Hopeless
Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
A hopeless cause
Despair
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
Hopeless
Without talent, not skilled.
He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.
Despair
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive
Hopeless
(of an adverse condition) Incurable.
She is a hopeless romantic.
He is a hopeless idler.
Despair
That which causes despair.
Hopeless
Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.
I am a woman, friendless, hopeless.
Despair
That which is despaired of. en
Hopeless
Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause.
The hopelessword of "never to return"Breathe I against thee, upon pain of life.
Despair
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; - often with of.
We despaired even of life.
Never despair of God's blessings here.
Hopeless
Unhoped for; despaired of.
Despair
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
Hopeless
Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success;
In an agony of hopeless grief
With a hopeless sigh he sat down
Despair
To cause to despair.
Hopeless
Of a person unable to do something skillfully;
I'm hopeless at mathematics
Despair
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro,Pine with regret, or sicken with despair.
Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair.
Hopeless
Certain to fail;
The situation is hopeless
Despair
That which is despaired of.
Hopeless
(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform;
She handed me a hopeless jumble of papers
He is a hopeless romantic
Despair
A state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly;
They were rescued from despair at the last minute
Despair
The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
Despair
Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart;
Don't despair--help is on the way!
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