hopelessness

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Noun
  • Remove every trace of desperation from your online presence.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Out of desperation, Red Bull chose to swap Liam Lawson and Tsunoda following two underwhelming races by Lawson.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • So many of the adults who held our communities together have been lost to mass incarceration, to addictions—diseases of despair—as drugs have replaced jobs and hope in our neighborhoods, often turning them into war zones.
    Asha Bandele, Essence, 25 June 2025
  • The best dystopian films are the most plausible ones, and Children Of Men feels all too real, from the political factions to the way humanity both descends into despair and miraculously comes together to help those who need it most.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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“Hopelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopelessness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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