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Meaning of semidesperation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A state approaching desperation.

uncountable

Examples

“[…]the old gentleman […] pooh-poohed the idea, and finally dismissed Henry in a state of semidesperation[…]”
“The call of semidesperation via a high-tech status symbol is an emblem of the gap between the past and the present for many of urban America’s self-employed.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Semidetached semidetachment Semidey semidiameter semidiapason semidiapente

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