Definition of "hopelessness" []

• The lack of hope; despair (noun)

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• "Wente acknowledges that suicide bombers like Aayat are driven to bombing by hopelessness and despair - but that this "hopelessness" is largely a creation of a culture that glorifies death and shoves the joy of "martyrdom" down the throats of the young."
• "The bipartisan committment to hopelessness is thus ensured for another four years."
• "What struck me most about I Am Legend was how it comprised a study in hopelessness and despair."