Desperation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌdespəˈreɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word desperation
Brit.  |despəˈreɪʃn|  British pronunciation of the word desperation

noun

- a state in which all hope is lost or absent (syn: despair)
courage born of desperation
- desperate recklessness
it was a policy of desperation

Extra examples

She felt overcome by desperation.

They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else.

Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.

...in desperation, we called in an exterminator because the house was infested with ants...

Desperation lent an edge to her voice.

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