Desperateadjective
In dire need of something.
āI hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.ā;
Desparateadjective
misspelling of desperate
Desperateadjective
Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.
āI was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.ā;
Desparateadjective
misspelling of disparate
Desperateadjective
Without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious.
āa desperate effortā;
Desperateadjective
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable.
āa desperate disease;ā; ādesperate fortuneā;
Desperateadjective
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous.
Desperateadjective
Extremely intense.
Desperateadjective
Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.
āI am desperate of obtaining her.ā;
Desperateadjective
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune.
Desperateadjective
Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort.
Desperateadjective
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; - used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality.
āA desperate offendress against nature.ā; āThe most desperate of reprobates.ā;
Desperatenoun
One desperate or hopeless.
Desperatenoun
a person who is frightened and in need of help;
āthey prey on the hopes of the desperateā;
Desperateadjective
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope;
āa despairing view of the world situationā; āthe last despairing plea of the condemned criminalā; āa desperate cry for helpā; āhelpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tetherā; āher desperate screamsā;
Desperateadjective
desperately determined;
ādo-or-die revolutionariesā; āa do-or-die conflictā;
Desperateadjective
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair;
āa desperate criminalā; ātaken hostage of desperate menā;
Desperateadjective
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort;
āmade a last desperate attempt to reach the climberā; āthe desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific warā; āthey took heroic measures to save his lifeā;
Desperateadjective
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire;
āfelt a desperate urge to confessā; āa desperate need for recognitionā;
Desperateadjective
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless;
āa desperate illnessā; āon all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materielā; āa dire emergencyā;
Desperateadjective
feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
āa desperate sadness enveloped Ruthā;
Desperateadjective
(of an act) tried in despair or when everything else has failed
ādrugs used in a desperate attempt to save his lifeā;
Desperateadjective
(of a situation) extremely serious or dangerous
āthere is a desperate shortage of teachersā;
Desperateadjective
(of a person) violent or dangerous
āa desperate criminalā;
Desperateadjective
very bad
āthat beer's desperateāit's a wonder you've the nerve to offer it for saleā;
Desperateadjective
(of a person) having a great need or desire for something
āother women are desperate to get back to workā; āI am desperate for a cigaretteā;