word
Hopeless
HOH-pluhs
/ˈhoʊplʌs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
hopeless
Dictionary meaning
Beyond hope of management or reform.
Examples
- The desk was nothing but a hopeless jumble of papers.
- In an agony of hopeless grief.
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muh-LIF-loo-us
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uhb-SEE-kwee-us
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