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unhope

unhope noun: absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.

Noun

unhope (uncountable)

  1. Absence 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 of unhope

Origin of unhope

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

Questions about unhope

What does unhope mean?
Unhope means absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
What part of speech is unhope?
Unhope is a noun.

Words near unhope in the dictionary

  1. unhooped
  2. unhooping
  3. unhoops
  4. unhooted
  5. unhoovered
  6. unhope
  7. unhoped
  8. unhoped-for
  9. unhopeful
  10. unhopefully
  11. unhopefulness

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