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Definition of desperate - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
emotionin dire need or desire
- She was desperate for a glass of water.
2.
dangerinvolving extreme danger or disaster
- A desperate struggle to survive the earthquake..
3.
riskyRare showing a willingness to take any risk to change a hopeless situationRare
- They took desperate measures to save the company..
Noun
need helpperson who urgently needs help because of very bad circumstances
- The desperate waited for aid at the overcrowded shelter.
Expressions with desperate
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extreme action taken in a difficult situation
The government took desperate measures to control the outbreak.
express that hard situations need extreme actions to solve
Desperate times call for desperate measures when the economy collapses.
expresses that extreme problems need extreme solutions
Desperate times require desperate measures, so we acted quickly.
state of extreme distress or difficulty
The family found themselves in desperate straits after the storm.
person who commits crimes out of extreme need or urgency
The desperate criminal robbed the store to feed his family.
do something extreme because nothing else works
They had to resort to desperate measures to save the company.
Origin of desperate
Latin, desperatus (despair)
Terms with desperate included in their meaning
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desperate
in a state of asking earnestly or humbly
difficulty
in a difficult or desperate situation
desire
to be very eager or desperate
desperate hold
holding tightly with a sense of urgency
emotion
very eager or desperate to have something
emotion
very eager or desperate to do something
desire need
want something very much in a desperate way
emotion
extremely eager or desperate for something
desperate request
expression used to ask very strongly for help or mercy
high stakes
involving desperate effort because failure is not an option
desperate
last effort to succeed
solutions
provide a solution to a desperate situation
difficulty
in a difficult or desperate situation
desperate
desperately trying to find a solution
figurative hope
try to find hope or help in a desperate way
desperation
try anything, even unlikely things, when desperate
emotion
desperate or anxious in need
proverb
when desperate, people become more creative
emergency
desperate situation requiring immediate help
emotion
feeling or acting in a panicked, chaotic, or desperate way
desperate
desperately seeking help or relief
desperation
make a desperate attempt to find a solution
emotion
desperate for something
hope
express a desperate desire for a positive outcome
Examples of desperate in a sentence
The team was desperate to win the championship. They made a desperate attempt to escape the fire. In a desperate bid, they signaled for help. In a desperate attempt, he jumped into the river. She made a desperate plea for help. The desperate reached out for food and shelter.
Authorities registered each desperate at the aid station.
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- French:désespéré, personne désespérée, ...
- German:verzweifelt, Hilfsbedürftiger, ...
- Italian:disperato, persona disperata, ...
- Spanish:desesperado, persona desesperada, ...
- Portuguese:desesperado, ...
- Chinese:急切的, 绝望者, ...
- Japanese:切実な, 困窮者, ...
- Arabic:يائِس, مضطر, ...
- Hebrew:נוֹאָשׁ, אָדָם נוֹאָשׁ, ...
- Russian:отчаянный, отчаявшийся, ...
- Ukrainian:відчайдушний, безнадійний, ...
- Hindi:बेताब, हताश व्यक्ति, ...
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