Desperation

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  • noun. The condition of being desperate.
  • noun. Recklessness arising from despair.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A despairing; hopelessness; despair.
  • noun. A desperate state of mind, either active or passive; recklessness arising from failure or misfortune; despairing rashness or fury: as, deeds of desperation.
  • noun. Synonyms See despair.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
  • noun. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
  • noun. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. desperate recklessness
  • noun. a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  • Word Usage
    ""Does the term desperation come to mind?" he said."