どうしようもない
どうしようもない
expression
helpless; hopeless; unavoidable
1.
helpless; can't be helped; nothing can be done
Expressing that a situation is beyond one's control and there is no way to fix or change it.
こればかりはどうしようもない。
There's nothing that can be done about this.
雨が降ったらどうしようもない。中止にするしかない。
If it rains, there's nothing we can do. We'll have to cancel.
どうしようもない寂しさを感じた。
I felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness.
2.
hopeless; incorrigible; no good
Describing a person or thing as beyond improvement or redemption.
あいつは本当にどうしようもないやつだ。
That guy is truly hopeless.
何度注意しても直らない。どうしようもない。
No matter how many times I warn him, he doesn't change. He's hopeless.
若い頃はどうしようもない不良だったが、今は立派な社会人だ。
He was a hopeless delinquent when he was young, but now he's a fine member of society.
Composed of どう (how) + しよう (volitional of する) + もない (not even). Literally means "there isn't even a way to do anything about it." Can modify nouns as an adjective: どうしようもない状況 (hopeless situation). The contracted form どうしようもねえ is used in rough masculine speech. A similar but slightly milder expression is しかたがない / しょうがない (it can't be helped), which implies acceptance rather than frustration.