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overhope
noun 2verb 2
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noun
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.
2
Hopefulness; sanguineness.
verb
1
To hope excessively; presume.
If we have overhoped ourselves in the hay we may have done the same with the hogs.
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 …
2
To hope constantly.
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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.
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If we have overhoped ourselves in the hay we may have done the same with the hogs.
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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 f
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