desperation

[ des-puh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair.

  2. the act or fact of despairing; despair.

Origin of desperation

1
1325–75; Middle English desperacioun<Latin dēspērātiōn- (stem of dēspērātiō). See desperate, -ion

synonym study For desperation

1. See despair.

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British Dictionary definitions for desperation

desperation

/ (ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. desperate recklessness

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

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