Desperation Definition

dĕspə-rāshən
noun
The state of being desperate.
Webster's New World
Recklessness resulting from despair.
Webster's New World

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

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Other Word Forms of Desperation

Noun

Singular:
desperation
Plural:
desperations

Origin of Desperation

  • From Middle French desperation, from Latin desperatio.

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