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Meaning of hopium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈhəʊ.pi.əm/

Definitions

A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.

colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“Hopium can make you see potential in the grimmest set of circumstances.”
“This way, we might avoid depression, panic, denial, and hopium for good or bad news, any of which renders us more unrealistic, unprepared, and unwell.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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