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desperate definition
des·per·ate (des′pər it)
adjective
- driven to or resulting from loss of hope; rash or violent because of despair a desperate criminal
- having a very great desire, need, etc. desperate for affection
- offering so little chance, as for improvement, as to cause despair; extremely dangerous or serious a desperate illness
- extreme; drastic in desperate need
- Archaic despairing; without hope
Etymology: ME desperat < L desperatus, pp. of desperare: see despair
Related Forms:
- desperately des′·per·ately adverb
- desperateness des′·per·ate·ness noun
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