Wanhope

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From wan- + hope.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'wɒnhəʊp/

Noun

Singular wanhope

Plural wanhopes

1. hopelessness, despair
   • Late C14: Wel ouȝte I sterve in wanhope and distresse. / Farwel my lif, my lust, and my gladnesse! — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Knight's Tale’, Canterbury Tales