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- Practice the English pronunciation of desperate with real speech in context.
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The first time I called Samaritans, I was 12 and absolutely desperate.
- Definition summary
- In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
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How to pronounce desperate
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The first time I called Samaritans, I was 12 and absolutely desperate.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “desperate”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
- Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
- Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
- Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
- Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
- Intense; extremely intense.
- [Adverb]
- (US dialectal) Desperately.
- [Noun]
- A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
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