wanhope

Meaning

Noun

Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.

Origin

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

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