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"a desperate illness" "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"adjectivefraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
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"a desperate cry for help" "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether" "her desperate screams"adjectivearising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
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adjectivedesperately determined
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"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"adjectiveshowing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
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"they prey on the hopes of the desperate"nouna person who is frightened and in need of helptype of:
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"a desperate criminal" "taken hostage of desperate men"adjective(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
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"felt a desperate urge to confess" "a desperate need for recognition"adjectiveshowing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
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Definition that contains desperate
- desperate desperately determined
- desperation desperate recklessness
- do-or-die desperately determined
- desperate measure desperate actions taken as a means to an end