Feelings of desire (Definition of desperation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus ยฉ Cambridge University Press)

Definition of desperation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it. This feeling of desperation and helplessness was common to most of the refugees. In โ€ฆ

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The meaning of DESPERATION is loss of hope and surrender to despair. How to use desperation in a sentence.

Define desperation. desperation synonyms, desperation pronunciation, desperation translation, English dictionary definition of desperation. n. 1. The condition of being desperate. 2. Recklessness arising โ€ฆ

Jan 18, 2026ย ยท The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. Reckless fury. Ellipsis โ€ฆ

DESPERATION definition: the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair. See examples of desperation used in a sentence.

Jan 18, 2026ย ยท The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. Reckless fury. Ellipsis โ€ฆ

DESPERATION definition: the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair. See examples of desperation used in a sentence.

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