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desperate
[ des-per-it, -prit ]
/ ĖdÉs pÉr ÉŖt, -prÉŖt /
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adjective
noun
Obsolete. a desperado.
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Origin of desperate
synonym study for desperate
3. See hopeless.
OTHER WORDS FROM desperate
desĀ·perĀ·ateĀ·ly, adverbdesĀ·perĀ·ateĀ·ness, nounquaĀ·si-desĀ·perĀ·ate, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH desperate
desperate , disparateWords nearby desperate
despair, despairing, despatch, Despenser, desperado, desperate, desperately, desperation, despicable, despise, despite
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How to use desperate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for desperate
desperate
/ (ĖdÉspÉrÉŖt, -prÉŖt) /
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 dÄspÄrÄre to have no hope; see despair
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