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hopelessness

[hohp-lis-nis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs nɪs /


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The toxic result is a deepening sense of hopelessness among younger people.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Unfortunately, that may result in feelings of anger, frustration, anxiety or hopelessness.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

“I refuse to live in hopelessness and trauma,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

These included anhedonia, feelings of hopelessness, and a sense of failure, in both women with and without HIV.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

But it crushed me with hopelessness, for I wanted to write of the people in my environment with an equal thoroughness, and the burning example before my eyes made me feel that I never could.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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