desperate

Phonetic

US /ˈdespərət/UK /ˈdespərət/

Translations

ADJIn dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire., Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless., Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous., Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness., Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable., Intense; extremely intense.

NOUNA person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

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desperates: Plural

Examples

If Russia’s battlefield position looks desperate in the spring or summer—when Ukraine hopes to launch an offensive—that forbearance will come under intense pressure
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So they are always desperate to grab someone to exert their power and thoughts so that they feel existed, aka narcissist
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Still trapped by the various schemes, Hon makes a desperate overture to Thai mafioso Paul for an alliance, but instead Paul attempts to shoot Hon; fortunately for Hon, the gun misfires.
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“It’s a very desperate situation
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Meanwhile, on a visit to Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), scene of a desperate Russian victory against the Nazis 80 years ago, Vladimir Putin promised to again repel German tanks in Ukraine
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