Despair, Hopelessness
noun, の adjective, verbal noun
When hope has died out, you have no more hope, only despair.
ぜつぼう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
私は絶望的に歌が下手です。
I am a hopelessly bad singer.
先生にそう言われたとき、絶望感でいっぱいになりました。
When my teacher told me that, I was filled with despair.
今、彼氏にフラレて、絶望のどん底にいる。
Now, having been dumped by my boyfriend, I’m in the depths of despair.
相手チームに15点差で負けているので、かなり絶望的な状況です。
The other team is fifteen goals ahead of us, so we are in a pretty hopeless situation.