Wanhope
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɒnhəʊp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wanhope is a noun meaning (UK dialectal or archaic) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
Meaning
(UK dialectal or archaic) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
More Meanings
- Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.
Example Sentences
Wanhope: a fine English word, suggesting unhope of Langland's story of the cats and the mice, and described in Ipotis,[…]
Both despair and wanhope are generally defined as a complete loss or lack of hope and being overcome by sense of futility or defeat.
If[…]such good old English words as inwit and wanhope should be rehabilitated (and they have been pushing up their heads for thirty years), we should gain a great deal. (Collected essays, 1928, III.68)
Word Forms
- wanhopes
Synonyms for wanhope
Depending on context, synonyms include despond, unhope, despair, desperation, despondency, hopelessness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include despair, hopium, hope, hopeium, hopenosis, hoydenhood.
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