false hope

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false hope — idiom

1. A feeling of optimism about something good that is very unlikely or impossible t

1.idiom
Definition

A feeling of optimism about something good that is very unlikely or impossible to happen.

Example

Doctors refused to give the family false hope, explaining honestly that the treatment might not work.

The charity warned donors not to raise false hope among the villagers about the new hospital opening next month.