Dictionary Check: desperate
"desperate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
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Words with Friends
13
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Definition
adjective
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Example:
"a despairing view of the world situation"
adjective
desperately determined
Example:
"do-or-die revolutionaries"
adjective
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Example:
"a desperate criminal"
adjective
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Example:
"made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
adjective
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Example:
"felt a desperate urge to confess"
adjective
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Example:
"a desperate illness"
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