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Meaning of 'desperation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Desperation [ n.]
- The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
- A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

Meaning of 'desperation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . desperation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a state in which all hope is lost or absent
Example in sentence:
  • courage born of desperation;
  • in the depths of despair;
  • they were rescued from despair at the last minute
Meaning (2):
- desperate recklessness
Example in sentence:
  • it was a policy of desperation

Nearby Words:

descant descanted descanter descanting descend descendant descended descendent descender descendibility

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