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1. a. : having lost hope. a desperate spirit crying for relief. b. : giving no ground for hope. the outlook was desperate. 2. a. : moved by despair or utter loss of hope. victims made desperate by abuse. b. : involving or employing extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or frustration. made a desperate leap for the rope. 3.
adjective. uk / ˈdes.p ə r.ət / us / ˈdes.pɚ.ət / desperate adjective (SERIOUS) Add to word list. C2. very serious or bad: desperate poverty. desperate shortage The refugees are living in camps, where there's a desperate shortage of food / supplies.
leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous: a desperate illness. Synonyms: grave. Antonyms: hopeful. extremely bad; intolerable or shocking: clothes in desperate taste. extreme or excessive. making a final, ultimate effort; giving all: a desperate attempt to save a life. actuated by a feeling of hopelessness.
Definition of desperate. as in hopeless. feeling or showing no hope desperate cancer patients who are vulnerable to the claims of unscrupulous quacks. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. hopeless. unhappy. sad. disappointed. despairing. cynical. despondent. heartbroken. bleak. depressed. forlorn. mournful. dark. melancholy. accepting. depressing.
needing or wanting something very much: By two o'clock I was desperate for something to eat. desperate adjective (BAD) A desperate situation is very bad or serious: The economy is in a really desperate situation. desperately. adverb. desperation. noun [ U ] uk / ˌdesp ə ˈreɪʃ ə n / us.
Desperate means "having lost all hope." If you are desperate for food, it means you are starving, possibly about to die. If you are in a desperate situation, it means things are really, really bad. Desperate, desparate, or despirate? The word desperate is misspelled often enough that it's the despair of English teachers.
