desperate
IPA: dˈɛsprɪt
noun
- A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
adjective
- In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
- Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
- Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
- Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
- Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
- Intense; extremely intense.
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Examples of "desperate" in Sentences
- Nguyen was desperate or gasconading.
- The article is desperately in need of some
- For the Regency, the situation was desperate.
- The condition of the farmer seemed desperate.
- In the meantime, the situation becomes desperate.
- It was the result of a hurried and desperate process.
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