Hopium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhəʊ.pi.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hopium is a noun meaning (colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.
Meaning
(colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.
Example Sentences
Hopium can make you see potential in the grimmest set of circumstances.
This way, we might avoid depression, panic, denial, and hopium for good or bad news, any of which renders us more unrealistic, unprepared, and unwell.
Word Forms
- hopeium
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hocum, hooie, phooee, horsepucky, fogeyism, hogoo.
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