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1. (adj.) desperate
reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency:
a desperate killer.
2. desperate
having an urgent need, desire, etc.:
desperate for attention.
3. desperate
very serious or dangerous:
a desperate situation.
4. desperate
giving all:
a desperate attempt.
5. desperate
extreme or excessive:
desperate haste.
6. desperate
undertaken out of despair or as a last resort.
7. desperate
having no hope; giving in to despair.
8. desperate
extremely bad; shocking.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L dēspērātus, ptp. of dēspērāre to despair)
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| Definition of 'desperate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) desperate
a person who is frightened and in need of help
"they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
2. (adj) despairing, desperate
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. (adj) desperate, do-or-die(a)
desperately determined
"do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"
4. (adj) desperate
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
"a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"
5. (adj) desperate, heroic
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. (adj) desperate
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
"felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"
7. (adj) desperate, dire
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"
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1. (adjective) desperate
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. desperate
extremely bad
His finances are now in a desperate state.
3. desperate
wanting sth very much
desperate to play in next week's match
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| Definition of 'desperate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) desperate
without hope; given to despair; hopeless
2. (adj) desperate
beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune
3. (adj) desperate
proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort
4. (adj) desperate
extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality
5. (noun) desperate
one desperate or hopeless
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Sense: (sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent
She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.
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 Afrikaans: desperaat, roekelose |
 Arabic: مُسْتَميت، مُتَهَوِّر |
 Bulgarian: отчаян |
 Brazilian: desesperado |
 Czech: všeho schopný |
 German: verzweifelt |
 Danish: desperat |
 Greek: απελπισμένος |
 Spanish: desesperado |
 Estonian: kõigeks valmis olev |
 Farsi: مایوس؛ دست از جان کشیده |
 Finnish: epätoivoinen |
 French: prêt à tout |
 Hebrew: נוֹאָש |
 Hindi: निराश |
 Croatian: očajnički |
 Hungarian: elszánt |
 Indonesian: nekat |
 Icelandic: örþrifa-, sem svífst eins |
 Italian: disperato |
 Japanese: 死にもの狂いの |
 Korean: 무모한 |
 Lithuanian: labai užsispyręs, pasiryž |
 Latvian: neprātīgs; bezcerīgs |
 Malay: nekad |
 Dutch: vertwijfeld |
 Norwegian: vill etter, desperat |
 Polish: zdesperowany, zaciekły |
 Persian: مایوس؛ دست از جان کشیده |
 Pashto: مايوسه، نا اميده خوراكلك: |
 Portuguese: desesperado |
 Romanian: disperat, capabil de oric |
 Russian: отчаянный; закоренелый |
 Slovak: zúfalo odhodlaný |
 Slovenian: neizprosen, obupno si pri |
 Serbian: očajan |
 Swedish: desperat |
 Thai: มีความต้องการอย่างมาก; ร้ |
 Turkish: gözü dönmüş, her şeyi göz |
 Taiwanese: 不顧一切的 |
 Ukrainian: несамовитий; безрозсудний |
 Urdu: متشدد ، جابر |
 Vietnamese: liều lĩnh |
 Chinese: 不顾一切的，拼命的 |
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