English
Etymology
From wan- + hope.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'w�nh��p/
Noun
en-noun
- hopelessness, despair
#*Late C14: Wel ou�te I sterve in wanhope and distresse. / Farwel my lif, my lust, and my gladnesse! � Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Knight's Tale�, Canterbury Tales
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