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worthlessness

worthlessness

3 6.3
A feeling that you have no value or importance
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrθləsnəs/
translation icon : inutilidad
  • Many people face a sense of worthlessness during challenging times, which can make it difficult to see their true value.
  • feelings of worthlessness
  • worthlessness and guilt
  • worthlessness and helplessness

It is a feeling of, of, of shame like that you, that, that drives that sense of worthlessness.

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Examples

  • And so I struggled so much and I told my partner that I quit on him one day and just I felt such worthlessness as a human.

  • After experiencing repeated failures at work, she struggled with feelings of worthlessness that affected her self-esteem.

  • Thank you for the reminder that my feelings of worthlessness are all lies.

    Blog text (32)
  • I'd hoped to teach you of the worthlessness of what men fight for.

  • Feelings of worthlessness need to be replaced with those of being prized and valued.

    Academic text (2006)
  • But try as she might, she couldn't avoid the conclusion that his marriage confirmed her worthlessness.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • So even when the narcissistic relationship is over, feelings of sadness and low energy and worthlessness will often persist.

  • Other afflictions were less visible: anxiety, sadness, the inability to enjoy life, feelings of worthlessness and helplessness, and depression.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Yet for some new mothers, feelings of sadness, irritability, fatigue, and worthlessness can overwhelm them in the postpartum period.

    Academic text (2007)
  • He spoke openly about the worthlessness he felt after being laid off, emphasizing how it impacted his mental health.

Synonyms

emptiness
vsworthlessness
58 5.3

A feeling that life has no meaning

stresses missing value, use, or importance rather than only lack of purpose
vanity
vsworthlessness
  • Literature
20 5.3

The state of having no real value or purpose

is the general state of lacking value, use, or importance
insignificance
vsworthlessness
7 5.8

A state of not being important or having little effect

focuses more widely on lacking value, use, or overall importance
uselessness
vsworthlessness
6 4.3

A state in which something does not help or have value

covers lack of value and importance as well as practical use
meaninglessness
vsworthlessness
4 7.6

A feeling that what you do has no purpose or value

focuses more on lacking value, use, or importance rather than meaning
pointlessness
vsworthlessness
2 6.2

A state when something has no purpose or use

is broader, including absence of value and importance beyond purpose
unimportance
vsworthlessness
1 4.6

A situation or thing that is not worth much attention

is broader, adding absence of value and practical use
vacuousness
vsworthlessness
  • Formal
1 9.2

A state of being empty of meaning and thought

centres on lacking value, use, or importance rather than intellectual emptiness
valuelessness
vsworthlessness
6.8

A situation in which something has no value

is the broader idea also including no use or importance
inutility
vsworthlessness
  • Archaic
9.9

A state of not being useful

is wider, adding lack of value and lack of importance
unusefulness
vsworthlessness
9.2

A situation when something is not helpful and has no clear purpose

adds that lack of value and importance are also included
vainness
vsworthlessness
8.1

Having no real result or value

is broader, covering general lack of value and importance
insubstantiality
vsworthlessness
9.2

A lack of being real, strong, or convincing

is about lacking value, use, or importance rather than physical substance
nonsignificance
vsworthlessness
7.7

A state of being unimportant with no real effect

is broader, including absence of use and general value
negligibility
vsworthlessness
8.6

So small or unimportant that it does not matter

is the wider idea of having no value, use, or importance

Antonyms

1.3

How much something is worth in money or how useful it is

149 1.5

A quality that makes something valuable or useful

How Valuable

value
1.3
worth
149 1.5
worthlessness
3 6.3

Surface Forms

worthlessness singular

Morphology

worthlessness = worthless (transparent) = worth + less + ness

Formed by regular adjective-to-noun derivation from 'worthless' (worth + -less), so meaning is directly the state of being without value.

Etymology

Worthlessness comes from the simple word worth ('value') plus the ending -less ('without') and -ness ('a state'). So it means the state of having no value, which is why a feeling of worthlessness is feeling you have no value.