Answer: lostcause

AnswerCrossword Clue
LOSTCAUSEHopeless situation
LOSTCAUSEInevitable defeat
LOSTCAUSEStruggle that has no chance for success.
LOSTCAUSEFutile quest
LOSTCAUSEIt's hopeless
LOSTCAUSEIt's not worth pursuing
LOSTCAUSEThe Civil War, for the Confederacy
LOSTCAUSEGoner
LOSTCAUSEHe doesn't stand a chance
LOSTCAUSEHopeless endeavor