desperation

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
2. (countable, uncountable) A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
3. (countable, uncountable) Reckless fury.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of bladder desperation.

Concepten

radeloosheid

vertwijfeling

wanhoop

verslagenheid

hopeloosheid

desperatie

Synoniemen

despair

hopelessness

abandonment

despondency

desperate

despondence

self-abandonment

eagerness

gloomy

hopeless

recklessness

abandon

self-despair

desolation

difficult

disappointment

dismay

distress

extremity

foolhardiness

Vertalingen

Verzweiflung

desesperación

désespoir

disperazione

απελπισία

désespérance

desesperació

Verzweifelung

desespero

Hoffnungslosigkeit

Selbstaufgabe

Verzagen

Folge großer Not

Ergebnis großer Verzweiflung

eifrig

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate + -ion.