Associations to the word «Desperation»

Wiktionary

DESPERATION, noun. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
DESPERATION, noun. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

Dictionary definition

DESPERATION, noun. A state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation".
DESPERATION, noun. Desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.