hopelessness

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

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

"It just feels bizarre, and I find so many of us don't really know how to feel right now, besides rage and hopelessness," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"These are sentences which just bring people into hopelessness," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

A second one is a sense of hopelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Ugwu felt sorry for him and yet angry, too, because the teenager’s crying made the hopelessness of their situation stark and final.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie