Desperate (adjective)
In dire need of something.
“I hadn’t eaten in two days and was desperate for food.”
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.”
Desperate (adjective)
Without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious.
“a desperate effort”
Desperate (adjective)
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable.
“a desperate disease;”
“desperate fortune”
Desperate (adjective)
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous.
Desperate (adjective)
Extremely intense.
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Desparate (adjective)
misspelling of desperate
Desparate (adjective)
misspelling of disparate
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”
Desperate (adjective)
(of an act) tried in despair or when everything else has failed
“drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life”
Desperate (adjective)
(of a situation) extremely serious or dangerous
“there is a desperate shortage of teachers”
Desperate (adjective)
(of a person) violent or dangerous
“a desperate criminal”
Desperate (adjective)
very bad
“that beer’s desperate—it’s a wonder you’ve the nerve to offer it for sale”
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”