NOUN | state | desperation, despair | a state in which all hope is lost or absent |
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attribute | desperation | desperate recklessness |
Sounds | deh.sperey'shahn; deh.sperey'shihn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | A state in which all hope is lost or absent. | |
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Example | "courage born of desperation" | |
Synonym | despair | |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
Spanish | desesperación, desesperanza | |
Catalan | desesperació, desesperança | |
Verbs | despair | abandon hope |
Meaning | desperate recklessness. | |
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Example | "it was a policy of desperation" | |
Broader | recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness | The trait of giving little thought to danger |
Spanish | desesperación |
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