overhope

noun, verb — 4 senses

overhope

noun

Etymology From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope.

1

Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.

If the good turn out less than you hoped for, good though it be, yet because it is not so good, it seems to you more like a loss than a gain, by reason of the overhope.1859, Francis Bacon, James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, The works of Francis Bacon: Volume 7:

2

UK, Dialectal Hopefulness; sanguineness.

overhope

verb

Etymology From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope.

1

To hope excessively; presume.

If we have overhoped ourselves in the hay we may have done the same with the hogs.1919, The Country gentleman, volume 84:
I'll cast this observation a little too broadly to make the point clearer: many principals "overhoped" that computers would have miraculous effects on all students exposed to them even if only for a few minutes per week, and now finding …1992, David G. Moursund, International Society for Technology in Education, The technology coordinator

2

UK, Dialectal To hope constantly.

Related terms: underhope

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