desesperação

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From desesperar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

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desesperação f (plural desesperações)

  1. desperation (the act of despairing or becoming desperate)
    Synonym: (more common) desespero