chancenlos
Translation
without a chance, hopeless, no-hope
Examples
Die Mannschaft war gegen den Meister chancenlos.
The team was chanceless against the champion.
Sein Versuch war von Anfang an chancenlos.
His attempt was hopeless from the start.
Grammar Patterns
[subject] to be chancenlos predicative: to be without a chance. The team was chanceless.
chancenlos + [noun] attributive: a hopeless attempt. It was a hopeless fight.
Similar Words
Synonyms: aussichtslos, hoffnungslos; Antonyms: chancenreich (promising), vielversprechend (promising)
Etymology
Compounded from 'Chance' (chance) and the suffix '-los' (meaning 'less' or 'without'). Literally 'chance-less'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a game where you have 'lost' all your 'chances', so you are 'chancenlos'.