Desperation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The condition of being desperate.
  • n. Recklessness arising from despair.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
  • n. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
  • n. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A despairing; hopelessness; despair.
  • n. A desperate state of mind, either active or passive; recklessness arising from failure or misfortune; despairing rashness or fury: as, deeds of desperation.
  • n. Synonyms See despair.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. desperate recklessness
  • n. a state in which all hope is lost or absent
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    foolhardiness    recklessness    rashness    condition    status   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    depression    hopelessness    recklessness   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    frustration    anguish    bewilderment    panic    despair   
     
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