"Utter hopelessness" means feeling completely devoid of any hope, having no chance or belief in a positive outcome. It conveys a deep sense of despair and a belief that there is no way things can get better.
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Endless rows of dogs shivering in the bitter cold on freezing metal bars, a look of
utter hopelessness in their eyes.
Katja is put through the ultimate wringer throughout the film, constantly veering
between utter hopelessness and defiant anger; it would be easy to fall into the trap of portraying a woman suffering such unspeakable horrors by resorting to hysterics.
Camp X-Ray has too narrow a scope to offer much; yet it's impossible not to be affected by its depiction of
utter hopelessness for those...
The guy's body is still on top of the cable, but it's yawing this way and that... so scrawny... not strong enough for this... lifts his head, looks Nestor right in the face... worse than terror —
utter hopelessness comes over the poor bastard... he's had it!
One answer can be found in the sensitive direction of Chuck Russell, who emphasizes the tragedy and
utter hopelessness in these kids» lives and manages to wring some unexpectedly perceptive turns from his cast.
Woody Allen once remarked that humanity is at a crossroads: «One path leads to despair and
utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction.
It was in this time of
utter hopelessness that Israel ceased to dream of a realization of the kingdom of God within history.
He must have come to realize that
the utter hopelessness of his early nihilistic atheism could not provide a space within which people can actually live their lives.
One path leads to despair and
utter hopelessness.
Orwell exerts a great deal of effort in his final novel describing
the utter hopelessness and desolation of Winston Smith's existence.
Graphical presentation, sound design, and
the utter hopelessness of the premise itself combine to make this one game you'd be better off playing with company.
The effect of the blood, bodies, and creature bits piling up and covering the screen instills a feeling of power into
your utter hopelessness.
One path leads to despair and
utter hopelessness.