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TCWOTD: Hopectomy

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    Teddy Xinyuan Chen
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The word "hopectomy" could work for this purpose. It combines "hope" with the "-ectomy" suffix, which is used in medical terminology to indicate the removal of a specific part of the body. In this context, "hopectomy" would metaphorically mean the deliberate removal of hope.

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