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semidesperation

noun

Etymology

From semi- + desperation.

  1. derived from dēspērātiō
  2. derived from desperation
  3. inherited from desperacion,desperacioun,desperation,disparacion,disperacion,disperacioun,dispiracioune,dysperacioun
  4. prefixed as semidesperation — “semi + desperation”

Definitions

  1. A state approaching desperation.

    • […]the old gentleman […] pooh-poohed the idea, and finally dismissed Henry in a state of semidesperation[…]
    • The call of semidesperation via a high-tech status symbol is an emblem of the gap between the past and the present for many of urban America’s self-employed.

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