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English to English noun
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a state in which all hope is lost or absent |  | Example: in the depths of despair they were rescued from despair at the last minute courage born of desperation
source: wordnet30
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desperate recklessness |  | Example: it was a policy of desperation
source: wordnet30
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The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. |  | source: webster1913
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