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desperate

desperate adj.

VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get I was starting to get desperate. | make sb The sudden loss of his money had made him desperate.

ADV. really | absolutely, utterly She felt utterly desperate. | increasingly | almost | a little, pretty, rather

PREP. about I felt desperate about my future.

a person who is frightened and in need of help
they prey on the hopes of the desperate

adj.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; despairing
a despairing view of the world situation
the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
a desperate cry for help
helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
her desperate screams
desperately determined; do-or-die(a)
do-or-die revolutionaries
a do-or-die conflict
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
a desperate criminal
taken hostage of desperate men
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; heroic
made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
felt a desperate urge to confess
a desperate need for recognition
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; dire
a desperate illness
on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency

syn.: frantic mad reckless wildant.: desirous hopeful