hopelessness

From hopeless +‎ -ness.

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hopelessness (countable and uncountable, plural hopelessnesses)

1. A lack of hope; despair.
   • 2022 August 23, Dani Blum, “How Can I Tell if I’m Depressed or Burned Out?”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Depression can induce an overwhelming sense of sadness and hopelessness.

• Beck Hopelessness Scale