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desperate

/ˈdɛspərət/

/ˈdɛspərɪt/

desperateadjective

more desperate

Comp.

most desperate

Super.

/ˈdɛspərət/

/ˈdɛspərɪt/

Translations

отчаянный

He made a desperate attempt to save the company.

Он сделал отчаянную попытку спасти компанию.

безнадежный

The situation seemed desperate, with no solution in sight.

Ситуация казалась безнадежной, без видимого решения.

Additional translations

безвыходный

крайний

неистовый

Definitions

Having an urgent need or desire.

She was desperate for a break after working long hours all week.

Involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

The team made a desperate attempt to win the game in the final minutes.

Extremely bad or serious.

The desperate conditions in the refugee camp required immediate attention.

Reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency.

In a desperate move, he jumped into the river to save the drowning child.

Synonyms

Antonyms

desperatenoun

desperates

/ˈdes.pər.ət/

/ˈdes.pɚ.ət/

Rare/archaic; denotes a person in a state of despair or driven to reckless action.

Definitions

A person who is desperate or in despair, especially one inclined to reckless or violent action.

The desperates at the border were willing to risk everything for a chance at freedom.