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Added 9 October 2026

unhopeful

adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about unhopeful at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Showing utter resignation or hopelessness.
abject surrender

Origin

From Middle English unhopful, unhopfulle, equivalent to un- + hopeful.

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