desperate

Meaning

Adj

1. In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
2. Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
3. Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
4. Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
5. Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
6. Intense; extremely intense.

Noun

A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēspērātus, past participle of dēspērō (“to be without hope”).

Sentences

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .