hopeless

• Descreve uma pessoa ou situação sem esperança, ou algo impossível de resolver ou melhorar. Pode indicar também alguém incapaz de aprender ou mudar.

Describes a person or situation that is without hope, or something that is impossible to solve or improve.

1. Without hopeB1formal

   Feeling or showing no hope; despairing.

   Sem esperança

   • After the accident, she felt completely hopeless.
   • The situation seemed hopeless, but they kept trying.
   • He gave a hopeless sigh and walked away.

   Sinônimosdejecteddespairingdesperatedespondentdishearteneddowncastdownheartedforlorn

   Antônimoscheerfulconfidenthopefuloptimisticpositive

2. Incapable or uselessB1informal

   Having no ability or skill at something; very bad at doing something.

   Incapaz, sem jeito

   • I'm hopeless at cooking; I always burn the food.
   • He's hopeless with directions and always gets lost.
   • She's hopeless when it comes to fixing things around the house.

   Sinônimosfeeblehelplessinadequateincompetentineptno-goodpatheticuseless

3. Impossible to solve or fixB2formal

   Describing a problem or situation that cannot be resolved or improved.

   Sem solução

   • The case was hopeless; there was no evidence to prove his innocence.
   • The team's position in the tournament was hopeless after losing three games.
   • The financial situation of the company was hopeless.

   Sinônimosincurableinsolubleirredeemableirremediableirreparableirretrievableunsolvable

   Antônimoscurableremediableresolvablesolvable