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adjectivefraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
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adjectivearising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
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adjectivedesperately determined
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adjectiveshowing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
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nouna person who is frightened and in need of helptype of:
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adjective(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
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adjectiveshowing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
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Examples of desperate
- "a desperate illness"
- "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"
- "a desperate cry for help"
- "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"
- "her desperate screams"
- "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
- "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"
- "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
- "a desperate criminal"
- "taken hostage of desperate men"
- "felt a desperate urge to confess"
- "a desperate need for recognition"