hopeless meaning and definition

HOPELESS adjective

Definition of hopeless (adjective)

1. 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"
   • antonym: hopeful
2. of a person unable to do something skillfully
   • "I'm hopeless at mathematics"
3. certain to fail
   • "the situation is hopeless"
4. (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"