unhope

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noun

Absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.

Similar
despondencywanhopedespairdesperationdespondhopelessness
OriginMiddle English unhope →
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Meanings

noununhope (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.

    Black is night's cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all Waits in unhope.

    1902, Thomas Hardy, In Tenebris I

    Synonyms: despondency, wanhope, despair, desperation, despond, despondency, hopelessness, wanhope

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbsence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.

Similar
despondencywanhopedespairdesperationdesponddespondencyhopelessnesswanhope
Also see
despairdesperationdesponddespondencyhopelessnesswanhope

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunhope
  2. Englishunhope

From Middle English unhope, equivalent to un- + hope.

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Anagrams

oupheneuphon
Cite this entry
APA

unhope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhope

MLA

“unhope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhope.

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