hopium

noun

Etymology: Blend of hope + opium, as though it were a drug; regarding the surface analysis as hope + -ium, see copium § Etymology.

1. A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes.

   “Hopium can make you see potential in the grimmest set of circumstances.”

   “This way, we might avoid depression, panic, denial, and hopium for good or bad news, any of which renders us more unrealistic, unprepared, and unwell.”