Definitions
State of being driven by hopelessness or urgent need.
Word origin
From Middle English desperacion, desperacioun, desperation, disparacion, disperacion, disperacioun, dispiracioune, dysperacioun, from Middle French desperation and its etymon Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“in desperation”
“utter desperation”
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Urgent hopelessness”11 letters
02“Last-resort feeling”11 letters
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