overhope
Excessive hope or anticipationExcessive hope or anticipation; presumption.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.
(UK, dialectal, uncountable)Hopefulness; sanguineness.
Origin
From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope.From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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