| NOUN | state | desperation, despair | a state in which all hope is lost or absent |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | desperation | desperate recklessness |
| Sounds | deh.sperey'shahn; deh.sperey'shihn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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