Meaning of desperate | Babel Free

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1. In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire
2. A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
3. desperaat, wanhopig بِصورَةٍ ماسَّه безнадеждно desesperadamente zoufale verzweifelt desperat; fortvivlet; håbløst απεγνωσμένα desesperadamente meeleheitlikult ناامیدانه؛ شدیداً epätoivoisesti désespérément נוֹאָשוֹת बेतहाशा očajnički reménytelenül dengan mendesak í örvæntingu disperatamente 死にもの狂いで 필사적으로 iš nevilties, desperatiškai izmisīgi; bezcerīgi dengan nekad vertwijfeld, wanhopigfortvilet, desperat zaciekle, rozpaczliwie ، نا اميده خوراكلك desesperadamente disperat отчаянно zúfalo obup...
4. Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless
5. In desperation we asked the police for help. wanhopigheid, radeloosheid يَأْس، إسْتِماتَه отчаяние desespero zoufalství, beznaděj die Verzweiflung desperation; fortvivlelse; håbløshed απελπισία deseperación meeleheide ناامیدی؛ ناچاری epätoivo désespoir יֵאוּש हताशा očajavanje kétségbeesés keputusasaan örvænting, úrræðaleysi disperazione 死にもの狂い 절망 neviltis, desperacija izmisums keputusasaan vertwijfeling fortvilelse, desperasjon desperacja نااميدى desespero disperare отчаяние zúfalstvo obup be...
6. Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous
7. Having lost all hope; despairing.
8. Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness
9. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair: the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.
10. Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable
11. Reckless or violent because of despair: a desperate criminal.
12. Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort: a desperate attempt to save the family business.
13. Nearly hopeless; critical: a desperate illness; a desperate situation.
14. Suffering or driven by great need or distress: desperate for recognition.
15. Extremely intense: felt a desperate urge to tell the truth.
16. careless of danger, as from despair; utterly reckless

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