without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success

in a dispirited manner without hope

having or manifesting hope

the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success

depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

expecting the worst possible outcome

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

showing utter resignation or hopelessness

offering little or no hope

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

without or almost without hope

marked by or showing hopelessness