絶 望 的(ぜつぼうてき)

ぜつぼうてき

na-adjective

hopeless; desperate

1. hopeless; desperate; beyond hope

Describes a situation where there is virtually no chance of a positive outcome, or a feeling of complete despair.

状況(じょうきょう)は絶望的(ぜつぼうてき)だ。

The situation is hopeless.

I was told that passing was hopeless.

It's important to have the attitude of not giving up even in desperate situations.

絶望的(ぜつぼうてき) is the adjectival form of 絶望(ぜつぼう) (despair). It is commonly used to describe situations, prospects, or odds that seem impossible.

絶望(ぜつぼう) (despair) + 的(てき) (-like, -istic). The base noun 絶望(ぜつぼう) also functions as a する verb (絶望(ぜつぼう)する — to despair).

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