mishope /mɪsˈhəʊp/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(nonstandard, no longer used) despair; a hope not realised.I was nearhand in utter mishope. — 1888 verb1 •(nonstandard, no longer used) To fail to hope (in); hope amiss; lose hope; despair.This tree was defective in both, yielding nothing but an empty shade to the mishoping traveller. — 1846 formsmishoped · mishoping · mishopes