Associations to the word «Desperate»

DESPERATE, adjective. Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

DESPERATE, adjective. Without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious.

DESPERATE, adjective. Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable.

DESPERATE, adjective. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous.

DESPERATE, adjective. Extremely intense.

DESPERATE, noun. A person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate".

DESPERATE, adjective. Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams".

DESPERATE, adjective. Desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict".

DESPERATE, adjective. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men".

DESPERATE, adjective. Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life".

DESPERATE, adjective. Showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition".

DESPERATE, adjective. Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency".