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desperation

[ des-puh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair.
  2. the act or fact of despairing; despair.


desperation

/ 藢诲蓻蝉辫蓹藞谤别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. desperate recklessness
  2. the act of despairing or the state of being desperate
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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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of desperation1

1325鈥75; Middle English desperacioun < Latin 诲脓蝉辫脓谤腻迟颈艒苍- (stem of 诲脓蝉辫脓谤腻迟颈艒 ). See desperate, -ion
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鈥淚t鈥檚 All Over Now, Baby Blue鈥 felt like a gentle croon as compared to the frantic desperation of the original, but still felt decisive.

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The BBC story concludes by highlighting the desperation that drove the Trumpists in that community to make a Faustian bargain with their 鈥渟avior鈥:

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His stated purpose 鈥 鈥漷o set our experience against an objective reality鈥 鈥 was transparent in its desperation.

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Stuck halfway out of the massive graveyard set piece, Gaga performs the song with more yearning than ever before, her agile voice rising and falling as it cascades across the desperation in her lyrics.

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The Geiers abused disabled kids, whom they gained access to by manipulating parental desperation.

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