Princeton's WordNet

1. desperate(adj)

   a person who is frightened and in need of help

   "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

2. despairing, desperate(adj)

   arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

   "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"

3. desperate, do-or-die(a)(adj)

   desperately determined

   "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"

4. desperate(adj)

   (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair

   "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"

5. desperate, heroic(adj)

   showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

   "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"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"

6. desperate(adj)

   showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire

   "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"

7. desperate, dire(adj)

   fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

   "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. desperate(adjective)ˈdɛs pər ɪt, -prɪt

   so worried that you would do anything

   desperate people forced to flee their country; a desperate attempt to get out of the burning building

2. desperateˈdɛs pər ɪt, -prɪt

   extremely bad

   His finances are now in a desperate state.

3. desperateˈdɛs pər ɪt, -prɪt

   wanting sth very much

   desperate to play in next week's match

Wiktionary

1. desperate(Adjective)

   Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

   I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.

2. desperate(Adjective)

   Reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire.

3. desperate(Adjective)

   Extremely intense.

Origin: From desperatus, past participle of despero

Webster Dictionary

1. Desperate(adj)

   without hope; given to despair; hopeless

2. Desperate(adj)

   beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune

3. Desperate(adj)

   proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort

4. Desperate(adj)

   extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality

5. Desperate(noun)

   one desperate or hopeless

• desperaat, roekeloseAfrikaans
• مُسْتَميت، مُتَهَوِّرArabic
• отчаянBulgarian
• desesperadoPortuguese (BR)
• všeho schopnýCzech
• verzweifeltGerman
• desperatDanish
• απελπισμένοςGreek
• desesperadoSpanish
• kõigeks valmis olevEstonian
• مایوس؛ دست از جان کشیدهFarsi
• epätoivoinenFinnish
• prêt à toutFrench
• נוֹאָשHebrew
• निराशHindi
• očajničkiCroatian
• elszántHungarian
• nekatIndonesian
• örþrifa-, sem svífst einskisIcelandic
• disperatoItalian
• 死にもの狂いのJapanese
• 무모한Korean
• labai užsispyręs, pasiryžęs viskamLithuanian
• neprātīgs; bezcerīgsLatvian
• nekadMalay
• vertwijfeldDutch
• vill etter, desperatNorwegian
• zdesperowany, zaciekłyPolish
• مایوس؛ دست از جان کشیدهPersian
• مايوسه، نا اميده خوراكلك: ډير بد: نه كېدونكى كار: هغه څوك چه چاړه يې هډته رسېدلى وىPashto
• desesperadoPortuguese
• disperat, capabil de oriceRomanian
• отчаянный; закоренелыйRussian
• zúfalo odhodlanýSlovak
• neizprosen, obupno si prizadevajočSlovenian
• očajanSerbian
• desperatSwedish
• มีความต้องการอย่างมาก; ร้ายแรงThai
• gözü dönmüş, her şeyi göze almışTurkish
• 不顧一切的Chinese (Trad.)
• несамовитий; безрозсуднийUkrainian
• متشدد ، جابرUrdu
• liều lĩnhVietnamese
• 不顾一切的，拼命的Chinese (Simp.)