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Desperate
ˈdɛsp(ə)rət
Desperate definitions
adjective
desperate
- feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
"a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth"
- (of an act) tried in despair or when everything else has failed
"drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life"
- (of a situation) extremely serious or dangerous
"there is a desperate shortage of teachers"
- (of a person) violent or dangerous
"a desperate criminal"
- very bad
"that beer's desperate—it's a wonder you've the nerve to offer it for sale"
- (of a person) having a great need or desire for something
"I am desperate for a cigarette"