desperation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/, SAMPA: /%dEsp@"reIS@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

desperation (countable and uncountable; plural desperations)

1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

Translations

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope

Bulgarian: отчаяние (bg) n. Romanian: desperare (ro) f.

Spanish: desesperación (es) f. Vietnamese: sự tuyệt vọng (vi)

A state of despair, or utter hopeless

Bulgarian: безнадеждност (bg) f. Finnish: epätoivo (fi) German: Verzweiflung (de) f. Hebrew: ייאוש (he) (ye'ush)

Romanian: desperare (ro) f. Scottish Gaelic: èiginn (gd) f. Spanish: desesperación (es) f. Swedish: desperation (sv)