futility

noun
🔊/fjuːˈtɪləti/
🔊/fjuːˈtɪləti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of having no purpose because there is no chance of success
    • a sense of futility徒劳感
    • the futility of war战争的徒劳无益
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2