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The meaning of DESPERATE is having lost hope. How to use desperate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Desperate.
DESPERATE definition: 1. very serious or bad: 2. very great or extreme: 3. needing or wanting something very much: . Learn more.
reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer. Synonyms: frantic, rash. Antonyms: careful. having an urgent need, desire, etc.: desperate for attention; desperate to find a job. leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous: a desperate illness.
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire. “felt a desperate urge to confess”. “a desperate need for recognition”. synonyms: imperative. requiring attention or action. adjective. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. “a desperate cry for help”.
feeling that you have no hope and are ready to do anything to change the situation you are in: He was absolutely desperate and would have tried anything to get her back.
Add to word list. showing a willingness to take any risk in order to change a bad or dangerous situation: The ads are a desperate attempt to win last-minute votes. A desperate person is willing to take any measures and may be dangerous: desperate criminals.
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