desperate
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From Latin dēspērātus, past participle of dēspērō (“‘to be without hope’”)
[edit] Adjective
desperate (comparative more desperate, superlative most desperate)
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- 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.
- Reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire.
- Extremely intense.
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[edit] Translations
filled with despair
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