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hopelessness

[hohp-lis-nis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs nɪs /


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Hopelessness is meme-ified and circulated online, becoming a form of identity that normalizes apathy.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Hopelessness and resignation challenge the notion of California’s exceptionalism and another aged trope.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2021

Hopelessness helps no one, although that’s often how I feel, too.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021

Hopelessness and disconnection are especially problematic, she said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

Hopelessness had erased the color and anima- don from Judith’s face, and set her lovely features into a still mask.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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