It is a terrible thing to have no hope. Or rather, to be aware that you have lost it. The despair that sinks in is so unbearable, the heaviness so tangible, you shrug to get rid of the feeling - but - it's hopeless. Hopeless. Hopeless - this is different from less hope. There should be a better word to describe an absence of hope.
Irremediable? No, that means it can't be fixed or cured. Despondent? No, that is showing / feeling extreme dejection. Maybe we don't need another word.
Hopeless: despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation (Merriam-Webster).
Hopeless = despair + resignation...leading someone to acts of desperation? I hope not.
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