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desperation (noun)

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  • desperation — ► NOUN ▪ a state of despair, especially as resulting in reckless behaviour …   English terms dictionary

  • desperation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure, sheer ▪ quiet ▪ growing, increasing ▪ We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there …   Collocations dictionary

  • desperation — noun (U) the state of being desperate: a look of desperation in his eyes | in desperation: Finally, in desperation, we went to a pawnbroker …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • desperation — mid 14c., from M.Fr. désperation or directly from L. desperationem (nom. desperatio) despair, hopelessness, noun of action from pp. stem of desperare lose hope (see DESPAIR (Cf. despair)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • desperation — noun 1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent (Freq. 4) in the depths of despair they were rescued from despair at the last minute courage born of desperation • Syn: ↑despair • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • desperation — noun her family failed to see her state of desperation Syn: hopelessness, despair, distress; anguish, agony, torment, misery, wretchedness; discouragement, disheartenment …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • desperation — noun Date: 14th century 1. loss of hope and surrender to despair 2. a state of hopelessness leading to rashness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • desperation — noun /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/ a) The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. b) A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury …   Wiktionary

  • desperation — noun a state of despair, especially as resulting in rash or extreme behaviour …   English new terms dictionary

  • desperation — noun Syn: hopelessness, despair, distress, anguish, agony, torment, misery …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • desperation — des|per|a|tion [ ,despə reıʃn ] noun uncount the worry and anger that someone feels because they do not know how to deal with a bad situation: the desperation felt by most victims of violence in desperation: In desperation I phoned the hospitals… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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