can't win

grief-stricken melancholic melancholy pessimistic suicidal

blue dejected depressed oppressed sunk

anxious at end of one's rope brokenhearted cynical desperate disconsolate downcast forlorn frantic hopeless in pain in the dumps in the pits in the soup inconsolable miserable no-win not a prayer sad shot down strabilious weighed down wretched

cheerful encouraged happy joyous

confident expectant hopeful

despondent forlorn futile sad vain

downcast goner

at end of one's rope back to the wall dead duck despairing desponding gone hard up in the soup in the toilet inconsolable irrecoverable irremediable irretrievable no chance no-win running out of time sunk up against it up the creek useless wretched

cheerful happy hopeful joyful

calm confident content contented satisfactory satisfied secure unworried