unhope

English

Etymology

From Middle English, equivalent to un- +‎ hope.

Noun

unhope (uncountable)

1. Absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
   • 1902, Thomas Hardy, In Tenebris I:

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

Synonyms

• wanhope

Anagrams

• ouphen