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Desperate

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Definitions for Desperate

noun
a person who is frightened and in need of help
Examples
  1. they prey on the hopes of the desperate
adjective
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Synonyms
despairing
Examples
  1. a despairing view of the world situation
  2. the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
  3. a desperate cry for help
  4. helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
  5. her desperate screams
adjective
desperately determined
Synonyms
do-or-die(a)
Examples
  1. do-or-die revolutionaries
  2. a do-or-die conflict
adjective
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Examples
  1. a desperate criminal
  2. taken hostage of desperate men
adjective
showing extreme courage
Synonyms
heroic
Examples
  1. especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
  2. made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
  3. the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall
  4. they took heroic measures to save his life
adjective
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Examples
  1. felt a desperate urge to confess
  2. a desperate need for recognition
adjective
fraught with extreme danger
Synonyms
dire
Examples
  1. nearly hopeless
  2. a desperate illness
  3. on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
  4. a dire emergency
adjective
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Synonyms
despairing
Examples
  1. a despairing view of the world situation
  2. the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
  3. a desperate cry for help
  4. helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
  5. her desperate screams
adjective
desperately determined
Synonyms
do-or-die(a)
Examples
  1. do-or-die revolutionaries
  2. a do-or-die conflict
adjective
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Examples
  1. a desperate criminal
  2. taken hostage of desperate men
adjective
showing extreme courage
Synonyms
heroic
Examples
  1. especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
  2. made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
  3. the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall
  4. they took heroic measures to save his life
adjective
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Examples
  1. felt a desperate urge to confess
  2. a desperate need for recognition
adjective
fraught with extreme danger
Synonyms
dire
Examples
  1. nearly hopeless
  2. a desperate illness
  3. on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
  4. a dire emergency
adjective
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Synonyms
despairing
Examples
  1. a despairing view of the world situation
  2. the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
  3. a desperate cry for help
  4. helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
  5. her desperate screams
adjective
desperately determined
Synonyms
do-or-die(a)
Examples
  1. do-or-die revolutionaries
  2. a do-or-die conflict
adjective
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Examples
  1. a desperate criminal
  2. taken hostage of desperate men
adjective
showing extreme courage
Synonyms
heroic
Examples
  1. especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
  2. made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
  3. the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall
  4. they took heroic measures to save his life
adjective
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Examples
  1. felt a desperate urge to confess
  2. a desperate need for recognition
adjective
fraught with extreme danger
Synonyms
dire
Examples
  1. nearly hopeless
  2. a desperate illness
  3. on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
  4. a dire emergency

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