verb
- hoping or expecting too much; maintaining hope beyond what is realistic or reasonable
Usage: present participle of 'overhope'; informal; relatively uncommon in standard dictionaries
Examples
- She was overhoping that he would change his mind about leaving.
- The team kept overhoping for a miracle comeback despite being down by twenty points.
- I caught myself overhoping about the job interview and tried to manage my expectations.
- They were overhoping for a quick resolution to the conflict.
- Don't spend your time overhoping; focus on what you can actually control.