English Explanatory Dictionary

hopium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.

Pronunciation

/ˈhəʊ.pi.əm/ en-uk-hopeium.ogg /ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/

Word forms

hopium hopeium

Etymology

Blend of hope + opium, as though it were a drug; regarding the surface analysis as hope + -ium, see copium § Etymology.

Related words

copium hopenosis
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