different between woebegone vs hopeless

English

Etymology

From Old English w?beg?n (“beset by woe”), from w? (“woe”) + beg?n (“to beset, to surround”). Equivalent to woe +? begone (past participle of bego).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?w??b???n/
• (US) enPR: w??b?-gôn, IPA^(key): /?wo?b???n/, enPR: w??b?-gän, IPA^(key): /?wo?b???n/

Adjective

woebegone (comparative more woebegone, superlative most woebegone)

1. In a deplorable state.
2. Filled with or deeply affected by woe.

Synonyms

• (in a deplorable state): dilapidated, derelict, godforsaken, ramshackle, rundown, tumbledown
• (filled with woe): See Thesaurus:sad or Thesaurus:lamentable

Translations

English

Etymology

hope +? -less, compare Swedish hopplös.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho?pl?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??pl?s/
• Hyphenation: hope?less

Adjective

hopeless (comparative more hopeless, superlative most hopeless)

1. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.

3. Without talent, not skilled.

   He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.
4. (of an adverse condition) Incurable.

   She is a hopeless romantic.

   He is a hopeless idler.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "hopeless" is often applied: case, situation, romantic, love, cause, person, despair, life, undertaking, alcoholic, man, endeavor, place, pain, agony, project.

Synonyms

• desperate
• unhopeful

Antonyms

• hopeful

Translations

References

• hopeless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hopeless in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hopeless at OneLook Dictionary Search