DESPERATE
Scrabble letter values: D2E1S1P3E1R1A1T1E1 = 12
Definition
- noun a person who is frightened and in need of help.
- adjective arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. — synonyms: despairing
- adjective desperately determined. — synonyms: do-or-die(a)
- adjective (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair.
- adjective showing extreme courage. — synonyms: heroic
- adjective showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire.
- adjective fraught with extreme danger. — synonyms: dire
Examples
- “they prey on the hopes of the desperate”
- “a despairing view of the world situation”
- “the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal”