desperation in English dictionary

  • desperation

    Meanings and definitions of "desperation"

    • 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.
    • noun
      The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
    • noun
      A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
    • The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
    • A state of despair, or utter hopeless
    • Loss of hope.
    • noun
      a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
    • noun
      desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"

    Synonyms of "desperation" in English dictionary

    condition, status, foolhardiness are the top synonyms of "desperation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of desperation

    • desperation ( countable and uncountable;  plural  desperations)
    • desperation (countable and uncountable, plural desperations)
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