desperate
[ des-per-it, -prit ]
/ ˈdɛs pər ɪt, -prɪt /
adjective
noun
Obsolete. a desperado.
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Origin of desperate
SYNONYMS FOR desperate
synonym study for desperate
3. See hopeless.
OTHER WORDS FROM desperate
des·per·ate·ly, adverbdes·per·ate·ness, nounqua·si-des·per·ate, adjectivequa·si-des·per·ate·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH desperate
desperate disparateWords nearby desperate
despairing, despatch, despeciation, despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful
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British Dictionary definitions for desperate
desperate
/ (ˈdɛspərɪt, -prɪt) /
adjective
careless of danger, as from despair; utterly reckless
(of an act) reckless; risky
used or undertaken in desperation or as a last resortdesperate measures
critical; very gravein desperate need
(often postpositive and foll by for) in distress and having a great need or desire
moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing
Derived forms of desperate
desperately, adverbdesperateness, nounWord Origin for desperate
C15: from Latin dēspērāre to have no hope; see despair
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