desperate
Definition of
desperate
:
a
person
who
is
frightened
and
in
need
of
help
;
"they
prey
on
the hopes of the
desperate
"
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"
desperately
determined
;
"
do
-
or
-
die
revolutionaries"
;
"
a
do
-
or
-
die
conflict
"
(of persons)
dangerously
reckless
or
violent
as
from
urgency
or
despair
;
"
a
desperate
criminal
"
;
"
taken
hostage
of
desperate
men
"
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
"
showing
extreme
urgency
or
intensity
especially
because of
great
need
or
desire
;
"
felt
a
desperate
urge
to
confess
"
;
"
a
desperate
need
for
recognition
"
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
"
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