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| des·per·ate [ déspərət ] |
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1. despairing: overwhelmed with urgency and anxiety, to the point of losing hope
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2. as last resort: so drastic or reckless as to be suitable only for a last resort
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3. extreme: extremely difficult, serious, or dangerous
  a desperate shortage of food and water
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4. in great need: wanting or needing something very much
Desperate for an answer, she phoned again.
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5. beyond hope: so wicked as to allow no hope of redemption
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6. awful: extremely bad
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informal
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The food was desperate!
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| [14th century. < Latin desperatus, past participle of desperare (see despair)] |
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| des·per·ate·ly adverb |
| des·per·ate·ness noun |
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