"hopium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhəʊ.pi.əm/ [UK], /ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/ [US] Audio: en-uk-hopeium.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊpiəm Etymology: Blend of hope + opium, as though it were a drug; likely modelled after copium; regarding the surface analysis as hope + -ium, see copium § Etymology. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hope|opium}} Blend of hope + opium, {{glossary|surface analysis}} surface analysis, {{suffix|en|hope|ium}} hope + -ium Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hopium (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Barack Obama Synonyms: hopeium Related terms: copium, hopenosis

Inflected forms

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