desperation

pronunciation

How to pronounce desperation in British English: UK [ˌdespəˈreɪʃn] word uk audio image

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Noun:

a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly
desperate recklessness

Word Origin

desperation (n.): mid-14c., from Middle French désperation or directly from Latin desperationem (nominative desperatio) "despair, hopelessness," noun of action from past participle stem of desperare "lose hope" (see despair (v.)).

Synonym

n.

irrevocableness irredeemability irreparableness incurability irrecoverableness irredeemableness irreparability irretrievability irremediableness irrevocability irretrievableness

n.

gravity seriousness urgency criticalness

n.

despair discouragement slough despondency depression hopelessness disheartenment of

n.

rage fury recklessness madness

n.

supreme all-out monstrous extreme intense prodigious great excessive

n.

despairing despondent suicidal inconsolable broken-hearted

Example

1. But joy was soon replaced by disappointment and desperation .

2. He tries again in desperation .

3. Desperation to get hold of apple computers can lead to extreme behavior .

4. The other key foundation was desperation .

5. The result has been a mounting desperation .

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