desperation
/,despə'reiʃn/
Definition
- Noun:
- A state of despair; the complete loss or absence of hope: A feeling or situation where all hope is gone.
- Recklessness arising from despair; a state of frantic urgency: A willingness to take extreme risks because the situation seems so hopeless that there is nothing left to lose.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- In his desperation, he called every contact he could think of. (Driven by his complete loss of hope, he tried every possible person.)
- The policy was an act of pure desperation. (The policy was adopted out of reckless hopelessness.)
- They were driven to desperation by the constant failures. (The repeated failures pushed them into a state of despair where they felt they had to try anything.)
Advanced Usage
- "In desperation": As a last resort because all other options have failed.
- In desperation, she sold her jewelry to pay the rent. (As a final, hopeless act, she sold her jewelry.)
- "Courage/strength born of desperation": Bravery or resolve that comes specifically from being in a hopeless situation.
- It was courage born of desperation that made him confront the bully. (His bravery was a direct result of having no other choice.)
Variants and Related Words
- Desperate (adj): Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with; having a great need or desire for something.
- He was desperate for a solution.
- Despair (n): The complete loss or absence of hope.
- She was filled with despair after the news.
Synonyms
- Despair: The complete loss of hope.
- Hopelessness: A state without hope.
- Distress: Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
- Hysteria: Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, often stemming from desperation.
Related Phrases
- "Last-ditch effort": A final attempt made when everything else has failed, often done in desperation.
- The lawsuit was a last-ditch effort to save the company.
- "Back is against the wall": To be in a difficult situation with no escape, often leading to desperate actions.
- With his back against the wall, he had to make a desperate choice.
Noun
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desperate recklessness
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it was a policy of desperation
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a state in which all hope is lost or absent
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in the depths of despair
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they were rescued from despair at the last minute
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courage born of desperation
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