Words Of Despair

4 words in this vocabulary list

noun a deep hole or shaft that seems to have no bottom

adjective having no apparent limits or boundaries

  • The researchers discovered a bottomless pit in the cave, leading to further exploration.
  • I heard that old mine is like a bottomless pit, you could search forever and never find the end.
  • Her appetite is a bottomless pit, she can eat so much junk food and never get full.
  • The amount of work on my desk feels like a bottomless pit, I can never seem to finish it all.

adjective a phrase used to describe someone or something that is in a very advanced state, usually in a negative sense

  • The patient's condition is already too far gone for any treatment to be effective.
  • I think his relationship is far gone, they hardly talk to each other anymore.
  • Dude, your phone is so far gone, you need to get a new one.
  • By the time we realized the seriousness of the situation, it was already far gone.

adjective a feeling or state of despair; without hope

  • The situation seemed truly hopeless as the team fell further behind in the game.
  • I feel so hopeless about passing this exam, I just can't seem to understand the material.
  • I'm feeling totally hopeless about finding a job in this economy.
  • Her heart felt heavy and her spirit felt hopeless after hearing the tragic news.

noun a type of word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a type of word that describes or modifies a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

  • Being exiled from society was considered a fate worse than death in ancient times.
  • For some people, losing their phone is a fate worse than death.
  • Getting grounded for a month is like a fate worse than death for teenagers.
  • To a food lover, a life without delicious meals would be a fate worse than death.