n
Something that is both a benefit and a burden, or that may seem initially beneficial but also brings unforeseen negative consequences
n
Something that can be either a benefit or an affliction.
adv
(music) With abandonment; so as to make the time subordinate to the expression.
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
n
(by extension) Any group of contestants that have no hope of success.
n
(obsolete) Displeasure, dissatisfaction.
adj
Obsolete form of errant. [Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.]
adj
Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
n
(by extension) Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
n
(informal) An event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.
adj
Very unlucky; ill-fated.
v
To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.
v
(idiomatic) To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.
n
(colloquial, derogatory) A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.
adj
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
n
Alternative form of hopeium [(colloquial, derogatory) A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.]
adj
Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
adj
doomed to a bad fate; hapless
n
(obsolete, nonce word) The act of making unlucky; misfortune.
n
(figuratively) A delusion, a false hope.
n
Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
n
despair; a hope not realised.
adj
(law) Of a defendant: deliberately refusing to enter a plea.
adj
(rare) inauspicious, disastrous, ill-omened
n
(nonce word) One who will never achieve a great amount of success.
n
(informal) Something that has no chance of success; a non-starter
n
Someone or something that has no hope of success.
n
Any situation that is certain to end in failure or in which any favourable outcome is impossible.
n
A loser; a person who is bound to fail.
v
To have no chance or possibility, usually in the face of peril or adversity.
n
(obsolete) opposition; resistance
n
(UK dialectal) Hopefulness; sanguineness.
n
Alternative spelling of perdu [One placed on watch, or in ambush.]
n
(in the singular, mostly in negative constructions) The remotest hope or chance.
n
One who remains hopeful in spite of circumstances that seem hopeless.
n
A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident.
n
Somebody at a disadvantage.
n
Somebody who is unlikely to achieve success or victory.
n
(UK dialectal or archaic) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
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