desperation
About 2.74 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
in desperation
- noun A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
- noun Reckless fury.
- noun Ellipsis of bladder desperation.
Similar words
despair despondency hopelessness misery dismay heartbreak anguish distress frustration exasperation
Often followed by
of and to in that he by i the
Word family
desperations
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