DESPERATE

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. noun a person who is frightened and in need of help.
  2. adjective arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. — synonyms: despairing
  3. adjective desperately determined. — synonyms: do-or-die(a)
  4. adjective (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair.
  5. adjective showing extreme courage. — synonyms: heroic
  6. adjective showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire.
  7. adjective fraught with extreme danger. — synonyms: dire

Examples

  • “I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.”
  • “I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.”
  • “a desperate effort”

Anagrams of DESPERATE

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