desperation

des·per·a·tion  (dsp-rshn)

n.

1. The condition of being desperate.

2. Recklessness arising from despair.

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desperation [ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃən]

n

1. desperate recklessness

2. the act of despairing or the state of being desperate

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	desperation - a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" despair condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	desperation - desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation" foolhardiness, recklessness, rashness - the trait of giving little thought to danger

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desperation

noun

1. misery, worry, trouble, pain, anxiety, torture, despair, agony, sorrow, distraction, anguish, unhappiness, heartache, hopelessness, despondency this feeling of desperation and helplessness

2. recklessness, madness, defiance, frenzy, impetuosity, rashness, foolhardiness, heedlessness It was an act of sheer desperation.

Quotations
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" [Henry David Thoreau Walden]

Proverbs
"Beggars can't be choosers"
"A drowning man will clutch at a straw"

Translations

desperation [ˌdespəˈreɪʃən] N → desesperación f
she drove him to desperation → le llevó al borde de la desesperación → le hizo caer en la desesperación
in (sheer) desperation; out of (sheer) desperation → a la desesperada, de pura desesperación

desperation [ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃ^ən] n → désespoir m
a feeling of desperation → un sentiment de désespoir
in desperation → en désespoir de cause
out of sheer desperation → par pur désespoir

desperation

n → Verzweiflung f; an act of desperation → eine Verzweiflungstat; in (sheer) desperation → aus (reiner) Verzweiflung; to drive somebody to desperation → jdn zur Verzweiflung bringen or treiben

desperation [ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → disperazione f
an act of desperation → un gesto disperato
in (sheer) desperation → per (pura) disperazione

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desperation [ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → disperazione f
an act of desperation → un gesto disperato
in (sheer) desperation → per (pura) disperazione