wanhope

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable, usually) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
2. (uncountable, usually) Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.

Sinonieme

despair

Vertalings

استحالة

Hoffnungslosigkeit

Verzweiflung

Verzagen

Aussichtslosigkeit

impossibilité

état désespéré

impossibilitas

onmogelijkheid

umutsuzluk

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwɒnhəʊp/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: wanhope

Verwante met Skots: wanhop

Verwante met Fries: wanhope

Verwante met Nederlands: wanhoop

In summary

From Middle English wanhope, equivalent to wan- + hope. Cognate with Scots wanhop, wanhope (“wanhope, despair”), West Frisian wanhope (“wanhope, despair”), Dutch wanhoop (“despair”).