unhope en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English unhope, equivalent to un- + hope.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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
desperation · wanhope · despondency · despond · despondency · wanhope · hopelessness · unhope · despair