Definitions
Urgent, extreme, or willing to take great risks because of need or fear.
Word origin
From Middle English desperat(e) (“desperate”), borrowed from Latin dēspērātus, perfect passive participle of dēspērō (“to be without hope”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun is derived from the adjective or from the Latin source through substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.”
“desperate to eat; desperate for attention”
“I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“In urgent need”9 letters
02“Nearly hopeless”9 letters
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