false hope

collocation in English

meaningsoffalseandhope

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false
adjective
uk
/fɒls/us
/fɑːls/
not real, but made to look or ...
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hope
noun[C or U]
uk
/həʊp/us
/hoʊp/
something good that you want to happen in the future, or a confident feeling about what will happen in ...
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(Definition offalseandhopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffalse hope

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Although that proved to be afalsehope, it was not a complete fantasy.
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I think that is afalsehope.
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That proved to be afalsehope.
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Now we know that even that was afalsehope.
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That is wishful thinking; it is afalsehope.
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That has proved to be afalsehope.
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How can, as the authors imply, provision of a medical excuse "engenderfalsehope" the way that concealing a poor prognosis can do?
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That has been shown to be afalsehope, because sanctions have not been very effective.
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However, it was said earlier that farmers must not be givenfalsehope.
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That is givingfalsehopewhen we should be facing reality.
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They live in thefalsehopethat they will have a big win.
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It is not one of those diseases which bringsfalsehope.
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However, unhappily, circumstances have proved that this was afalsehope.
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They createdfalsehopethat has now been dashed by "supine inaction".
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We should not be giving those applicant countriesfalsehopeuntil we know the cost.
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In any case, might not the fund indeed offerfalsehope?
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It is afalsehope, and is not worth bothering about.
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In the meantime it is essential that we give nofalsehopeto any of the local authorities.
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I should be loth to encouragefalsehopeby holding out hope of the possibility of any further number.
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This is not only completely false—it is also giving cruellyfalsehopeto infertile people throughout the country.
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Falsehopedefeats its object, but there seem to me to be grounds for some optimism amidst the gloom.
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Nor is it fair to the people themselves to continue to hold out afalsehopeof resettlement.
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It is also one in which there is no false optimism and nofalsehopefor quick solutions.
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