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desperation

noun
/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English desperacion, desperacioun, desperation, disparacion, disperacion, disperacioun, dispiracioune, dysperacioun, from Middle French desperation and its etymon Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate + -ion.

  1. derived from dēspērātiō
  2. derived from desperation
  3. inherited from desperacion,desperacioun,desperation,disparacion,disperacion,disperacioun,dispiracioune,dysperacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate

    The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

    • in desperation
    • utter desperation

  2. A state of despair, or utter hopelessness

    A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.

    • The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

  3. Reckless fury.

    • "The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power."
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Ellipsis of bladder desperation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for desperation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA