wanhope

Significat (Anglès)

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

Sinònims

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈwɒnhəʊp/
Etimologia (Anglès)

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”).

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