en lost cause ⁽ⁿ⁾

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet

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Synonyms

fi toivoton yritys ^{(n, act)} ➜
fr cause perdue ^{(n, act)} ➜
en sinking ship ➜
fi toivoton tapaus ➜
fr cause perdue ➜
fr peine perdue ➜
ro cauză pierdută ➜
ru безнадёга ➜
ru безнадёжность ➜

Related terms

en attempt ➜
en cause ➜
en effort ➜
en futile ➜
en hopeless ➜
fr cause perdue ➜

lost cause is a type of…

en campaign ^{(n, act)} ➜

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