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English to English adjective
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Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope | | Example: a despairing view of the world situation
the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
a desperate cry for help
helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
her desperate screams
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desperately determined | | Example: do-or-die revolutionaries
a do-or-die conflict
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(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair | | Example: a desperate criminal
taken hostage of desperate men
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showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort | | Example: made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war
they took heroic measures to save his life
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showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire | | Example: felt a desperate urge to confess
a desperate need for recognition
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fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | | Example: a desperate illness
on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel
a dire emergency
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a person who is frightened and in need of help | | Example: they prey on the hopes of the desperate
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One desperate or hopeless. | | source: webster1913
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