how to pronounce hopelessness

/ˈhəʊp.ləs.nəs/

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hopelessness is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of hopelessness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… driven by despair hopelessness a sense …”

meanings of hopelessness

noun:

The lack of hope; despair.

hopelessness frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hopelessness occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.