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- pronunciation:
- de
sp
riht
[or]
de
spriht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
having no regard for danger as the result of hopelessness or great need.
She made a desperate attempt to enter the burning house and save the children.- synonyms:
- frantic
- similar words:
- crazy, frenetic, frenzied, headlong, mad, madcap, rash, reckless, wild
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definition 2: |
almost hopeless; extremely serious; critical.
The child's health was in a desperate state.The people trapped in the cave were in a desperate situation.- synonyms:
- acute, critical, dire
- similar words:
- grave, pressing, urgent
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definition 3: |
done as a last effort, without great hope of success.
The long pass reflected a desperate attempt to score on the last play of the game.- synonyms:
- last-ditch
- similar words:
- all-out, do-or-die, futile
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definition 4: |
possessed of an overwhelming need or desire.
Because of war and famine, the people are desperate for food.- synonyms:
- insatiable, rapacious, ravenous, voracious
- similar words:
- frantic, mad, rabid, wild
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related words: |
furious, hopeless, sore |
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derivations: |
desperately (adv.), desperateness (n.) |
Word Builder: desperate +
- desperately:
in a desperate way.
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