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desperation definition

des·pera·tion (des′pər ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the state of being desperate
  2. recklessness resulting from despair

Etymology: ME desperacioun < L desperatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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