wanhope
Meaning
- (UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable, usually) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
- (uncountable, usually) Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.
Synonyms
Translations
استحالة
Hoffnungslosigkeit
état désespéré
impossibilitas
onmogelijkheid
umutsuzlukPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɒnhəʊp/
Etymology
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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