wanhope

Meanings

Plural: wanhopes

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

despair, desperation, despond, despondency, hopelessness, pie in the sky, pipe dream, unhope, wanhope

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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