Meaning of mishope | Babel Free

Definitions

To fail to hope (in); hope amiss; lose hope; despair.

nonstandard, obsolete, transitive

Examples

“This tree was defective in both, yielding nothing but an empty shade to the mishoping traveller.”

“Not destitute of love⟳ to God or Man; But with a serpent's quiet, hissing, hate⟳, To whoso misbelieves, misdeems, mishopes; Nor sparing God himself, if God should spare⟳, Nor loving whoso deems His name⟳ is Love⟳, Nor speaking truly of who seeks but truth.”

“It was then that Hector was sure that he had won, mishoping, misreading her erotic fervor for a deeper devotion; for he was too young and ignorant to know⟳ that she was not acting or dissembling but rather offering herself to his pure and towering want⟳, […]”

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