desolation |
the condition of a place or person that is desolate. [4 definitions] |
despair |
the state of being completely without hope. [3 definitions] |
despairing |
suffering from or showing despair. |
despatch |
variant of dispatch. |
desperado |
a daring or dangerous outlaw. |
desperate |
having no regard for danger as the result of hopelessness or great need. [4 definitions] |
desperately |
in a desperate way; with a sense of extreme urgency, need, or despair. [2 definitions] |
desperation |
the feeling or condition of someone or something that is desperate. |
despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
despise |
to hate or feel contempt for. |
despite |
notwithstanding; regardless of. [3 definitions] |
despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
despoliation |
the action of forcefully seizing goods or belongings. [2 definitions] |
despond |
to become discouraged and have low spirits, as from loss of hope or courage. |
despondency |
the condition of one who is dejected by hopelessness or loss of courage. |
despondent |
low in spirits; unhappy, depressed, or dejected. |
despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. [2 definitions] |
despotic |
of or resembling a tyrant; autocratic or dictatorial. |
despotism |
the rule or practices of a tyrant; autocracy or tyranny. [3 definitions] |
despumate |
to remove scum from; skim. [3 definitions] |
desquamate |
to peel or scale, as the skin in certain pathological conditions. |