Desperate

Word DESPERATE
Character 9
Hyphenation des per ate
Pronunciations /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/

Definitions and meanings of "Desperate"

What do we mean by desperate?

Having lost all hope; despairing. adjective

Marked by, arising from, or showing despair. adjective

Reckless or violent because of despair. adjective

Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort. adjective

Nearly hopeless; critical. adjective

Suffering or driven by great need or distress. adjective

Extremely intense. adjective

Having no hope; hopeless; despairing.

Without care for safety; extremely rash; reckless from despair, passion, or ferocity: as, a desperate man.

Done or resorted to without regard to consequences, or in the last extremity; showing despair or recklessness; extremely hazardous: as, a desperate undertaking; desperate remedies.

Beyond hope of recovery; irretrievable; irremediable; hopeless: as, desperate fortunes; a desperate situation or condition.

Such as to be despaired of; extremely difficult to do, manage, cure, or reclaim.

Synonyms and Headlong, violent, mad, wild, furious, frantic.

Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. adjective

Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous adjective

Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious. adjective

Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality. adjective

One desperate or hopeless. noun

Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless. adjective

Having reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire. adjective

A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

1. feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. 2 (of a person) having a great need or desire for something. Urban Dictionary

Someone who wants something so bad they will go to extreme lengths to get it. Urban Dictionary

The state of doing anything in your means to get what you want. The state of being so lonely and so insecure, due to lack of esteem, that you will date/marry or have sex with anyone. You dont care weather or not it is bad for you, but only how "good" it feels to have somebody you think is compatible with you and likes you for yourself. You decieve yourself into thinking that this person makes you happy, when in reality it's only the feeling of love that makes you happy. Instead of waiting for the right person to come along, you settle for someone who is much less ideal for you and can make your life even more miserable. Urban Dictionary

Common in more clingy teenagers. A boy or girl who just wants a girlfriend/boyfriend so badly that they will date the first remotely attractive person who comes along. A lot of people don't really look specifically for good personalities or morals, but whether or not it would be fun to make out with them. Urban Dictionary

Willing to date anyone, no matter what. Urban Dictionary

When you're horny or blue balling to the point where you'll fuck anyone. Urban Dictionary

A guy who gets punked and or used by a woman. Urban Dictionary

When you have to pee so bad, you're about to wet your pants Urban Dictionary

In dire need of something. Usually associated with people trying to get some from other people. Desperate people is commonly a catch 22. Desperate people usually don't get what they want, thus they are always desperate. Urban Dictionary

When you're extremely insecure, overweight and unnatractive. You can't get attention from women in real life because of your ugly looks so you go on myspace and online dating sites to try to get attention because you're so fat and hideous. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Desperate

The word "desperate" in example sentences

Bafyau appealed to them to refuse to be recruited by what he called desperate politicians. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So I've been -- I've been happy to be able to, you know, to pick the project that I choose and not have to make what I call desperate career choices. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Opposition MPs have assailed Harper for what they called a desperate ploy to cling to power despite the fact that proroguing Parliament would preclude any major spending at a time of economic crisis. ❋ CC (2008)

In Iraq today, Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki is blaming what he calls desperate terrorists and Saddamists for a bloody attack at a Baghdad University. ❋ Unknown (2007)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: The mayor of New Orleans has issued what he calls a desperate S.O.S. appeal to try to help people stranded, stuck inside the New Orleans Convention Center as opposed to the Superdome. ❋ Unknown (2005)

That she gave new meaning to the word desperate, for another. ❋ Francine Pascal (2001)

The doorman caught a glimpse of him engaged in what he described as a desperate fight with another man and ran to fetch the constables he'd just seen pass by. ❋ Asprin, Robert (2000)

Mr Swanepoel said it was clear that the ANC was attempting to discredit the NP in the eyes of the black community in what he termed a desperate attempt to hold on to their support. ❋ Unknown (1993)

On Friday, Amnesty International asked the Dominican government to step up efforts to help its earthquake-shattered neighbor instead of forcing people back to what it called a desperate situation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But he also took a hard slap at what he termed "desperate" Republican rivals who have stepped up their attacks on his record in private business - a group that includes Perry, Gingrich and Huntsman. ❋ By Mark Z. Barabak (2012)

Ferguson, in typically searingly honest form, also touched on the "crazy prices" paid by some clubs - no doubt including Manchester City - in what he dubbed their "desperate" search for silverware. ❋ Rory Smith (2011)

The rights group says the government should step up efforts to help its earthquake-shattered neighbor and stop forcing people back to what it calls a desperate situation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They're trying to wait for some help, some opportunity to get out of this city, because the situation there on the ground is increasingly getting desperate, as we're hearing from numerous eyewitnesses on the scene, including the mayor himself, Ray Nagin, who only a couple -- three hours ago issued what he called a desperate S.O.S. We'll continue to watch all of these pictures and continue our S.ecial Coverage here in THE S.TUATION ROOM right after this. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The President is acting rapidly because millions of poor people are in desperate urgent need of help. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You are in desperate need of a history lesson, dolt. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You are in desperate need of some functional braincells ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Tom] is such a desperate f***, literally trying to [bang] everything that [moves]. ❋ The1337kidofCrawley (2017)

[actually] [laughing] at Jakcs [pick up lines]? that is so desperate. ❋ Comma (2003)

In being desperate, you [deceive] yourself into thinking that this person makes you happy when, in reality, it's only the feeling of love that makes you happy. You are so desperate for love, attention, and affection, that you resort to lowering your standards. You may even "settle" for an [abusive relationship], just for the sake of not [being alone]. The state of being desperate is a dangerous thing. [email protected] (2008)

When a girl goes to a party and [asks] "Will anyone [make out] [with me]?!" and everyone says no but she keeps persisting, she is desperate. ❋ Madeesone (2006)

you [must be] so desperate to [date] him. ❋ LoveShawnMendes (2017)

[Tom's] so desperate that he'll [have sex] with [a cow]! ❋ Matt (2005)

did you see that kid [sonny] get [chumped] by that bitch? that was some [desperate shit]. ❋ Gringos (2007)

she was so desperate that she begged [the teacher] if she could [go to] [the ladies room] even though he said no already ❋ Jamie (2005)

[Sue] is so desperate to [get some] guy that she [turns] them off by being desperate. ❋ Me (2003)

[Vitale] was so desperate for attention and [sex starved] from women he went on myspace and [solicited] underage girls. How desperate. ❋ Jimne3 (2008)

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