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desperate
/ˈdɛspɹɪt/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters
- adjective
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
a despairing view of the world situation
- adjective
desperately determined
do or die revolutionaries
- noun
a person who is frightened and in need of help
they prey on the hopes of the desperate
- adjective
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
a desperate criminal
- adjective
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; ;, G.C.Marshall
made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber