Desperation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdespəˈreɪʃn|
Brit.
|despəˈreɪʃn|
noun
- a state in which all hope is lost or absent (syn: despair)
courage born of desperation
- desperate recklessnessit 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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