desperation

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

despair

hopelessness

abandonment

despondency

desperate

despondence

self-abandonment

eagerness

gloomy

hopeless

recklessness

abandon

self-despair

desolation

difficult

disappointment

dismay

distress

extremity

foolhardiness

Translations

Verzweiflung

desesperación

désespoir

disperazione

wanhoop

radeloosheid

απελπισία

désespérance

vertwijfeling

desespero

desesperació

Verzweifelung

Ergebnis großer Verzweiflung

Folge großer Not

Hoffnungslosigkeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

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