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Desperation

Desperation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Desperation? [n] desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation" [n] a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Desperation: despair Related Terms \| Find terms related to Desperation: acedia \| anguish \| anxiety \| anxiousness \| apathy \| cave of despair \| cave of Trophonius \| defeatism \| dejection \| depression \| despair \| desperateness \| despondency \| disconsolateness \| discouragement \| distress \| foolhardiness \| forlornness \| gloom \| heedlessness \| hopelessness \| impetuosity \| imprudence \| melancholy \| misery \| no exit \| no way \| no way out \| pessimism \| rashness \| recklessness \| sloth \| sorrow \| wretchedness See Also \| condition \| foolhardiness \| rashness \| recklessness \| status Desperation In Webster's Dictionary \Des`per*a"tion\, n. [L. desperatio: cf. OF. desperation.] 1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. This desperation of success chills all our industry. --Hammond. 2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury. In the desperation of the moment, the officers even tried to cut their way through with their swords. --W. Irving.

Desperation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Desperation?

[n] desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
[n] a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Desperation: despair

Desperation In Webster's Dictionary

\Des`per*a"tion\, n. [L. desperatio: cf. OF.
desperation.]
1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up
   of hope.

         This desperation of success chills all our industry.
                                               --Hammond.

2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of
   hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

         In the desperation of the moment, the officers even
         tried to cut their way through with their swords.
                                               --W. Irving.

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