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Desperate (adjective)
In dire need of something.
“I hadn’t eaten in two days and was desperate for food.”
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Desperate (adjective)
Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.
“I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.”
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Desperate (adjective)
Without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious.
“a desperate effort”
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Desperate (adjective)
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable.
“a desperate disease;”
“desperate fortune”
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Desperate (adjective)
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous.
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Desperate (adjective)
Extremely intense.
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Desparate (adjective)
misspelling of desperate
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Desparate (adjective)
misspelling of disparate
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Desperate (adjective)
feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
“a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth”
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Desperate (adjective)
(of an act) tried in despair or when everything else has failed
“drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life”
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Desperate (adjective)
(of a situation) extremely serious or dangerous
“there is a desperate shortage of teachers”
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Desperate (adjective)
(of a person) violent or dangerous
“a desperate criminal”
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Desperate (adjective)
very bad
“that beer’s desperate—it’s a wonder you’ve the nerve to offer it for sale”
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Desperate (adjective)
(of a person) having a great need or desire for something
“other women are desperate to get back to work”
“I am desperate for a cigarette”