wanhope
English
/ˈwɒnhəʊp/, /ˈwɑnhoʊp/
noun
Definitions
- (UK) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
- Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wanhope prefix from English hope.
Origin
English
hope
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hopewell English
- behope English
- hope English
- hopeably English
- hopeful English
- hopeless English
- hoper English
- hopest English
- hopeth English
- hoping English
- mishope English
- no-hoper English
- overhope English
- unhope English
- hoop Dutch, Flemish
- wanhoop Dutch, Flemish
- wanhopig Dutch, Flemish
- hopen Middle English
- wanhope Middle English
- wanhope Middle Dutch