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desperate

[ des-per-it, -prit ]

adjective

  1. reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency:

    a desperate killer.

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  2. having an urgent need, desire, etc.:

    desperate for attention;

    desperate to find a job.

  3. leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous:

    a desperate illness.

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  4. extremely bad; intolerable or shocking:

    clothes in desperate taste.

  5. extreme or excessive.
  6. making a final, ultimate effort; giving all:

    a desperate attempt to save a life.

  7. actuated by a feeling of hopelessness.
  8. having no hope; giving in to despair.

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noun

  1. Obsolete. a desperado.

desperate

/ 藞d蓻sp蓹r瑟t; -pr瑟t /

adjective

  1. careless of danger, as from despair; utterly reckless
  2. (of an act) reckless; risky
  3. used or undertaken in desperation or as a last resort

    desperate measures

  4. critical; very grave

    in desperate need

  5. oftenpostpositive and foll by for in distress and having a great need or desire
  6. moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞诲别蝉辫别谤补迟别濒测, adverb
  • 藞诲别蝉辫别谤补迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别蝉路辫别谤路补迟别路濒测 adverb
  • 诲别蝉路辫别谤路补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-诲别蝉路辫别谤路补迟别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of desperate1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin 诲脓蝉辫脓谤腻迟耻蝉, past participle of 诲脓蝉辫脓谤腻谤别 鈥渢o be without hope, despair鈥; despair, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of desperate1

C15: from Latin 诲脓蝉辫脓谤腻谤别 to have no hope; see despair
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Four years later, the left is desperate for a chance at redemption, especially now that one of their own is surging in the polls.

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The following should be alarm sirens for anyone desperate for some hope that Trump's 鈥渟hock and awe鈥 campaign and political power are getting weaker.

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"The most desperate of the lot is the small tortoise shell which many people know and love as a garden butterfly," Mr Griffiths said.

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That set the stage for a desperate push from the Oilers, who put 15 shots on net in the final period, the last Bouchard鈥檚 tying goal that sent the game to overtime.

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UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, wrote on X that the strike "generated panic and fear of renewed violence among those desperate for a return to normalcy".

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