Desperate word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "desperate" word
Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll[adjective] showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"
[adjective] fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
[adjective] showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"
[adjective] arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
[adjective] desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"
[adjective] (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"
\Des"per*ate\, n. One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.]
Synonyms for desperate
brave, courageous, critical, dangerous, despairing, dire, do-or-die(a), fearless, heroic, hopeless, imperative, resolute, unsafe
See also: goner | unfortunate | unfortunate person |
Related terms: accident-prone, apathetic, bacchic, berserk, bleak, concentrated, craving, despondent, grim, hard pressed, in extremis, perilous, precarious, precipitous, rabid, scandalous, slap-bang, sorely pressed, stark-raving mad, straitened, terrible, venturesome
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Let's analyse "desperate" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETAREPSED. Average typing speed for these characters is 2520 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
desperate: 5 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven. |
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