Desperation

[Des`per*a·tion]

A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

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The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

Noun
desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"

Noun
a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"


n.
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

n.
A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.


Desperation

Des`per*a"tion , n. [L. desperatio: cf. OF. desperation.] 1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
This desperation of success chills all our industry.
2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
In the desperation of the moment, the officers even tried to cut their way through with their swords.

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

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Usage Examples

Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning.

Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.

Global political conditions make a direct American intervention difficult, but President Reagan's messianic and visceral attitude toward the Nicaraguan revolution could mean it will happen as an act of desperation.

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

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Other Usage Examples

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.

In life you need either inspiration or desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God, and where I'm from. Well, I can't write a song on purpose, my songs come in a moment of inspiration or desperation.