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