Dictionary
desperate
Meaning
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- In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
- Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
- Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
- Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
- Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
- Intense; extremely intense.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/
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