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Meanings of desperation in English

Portuguese
desespero
Catalan
desesperació
Spanish
desesperación
Wikidata

Loss of hope.

desespero
Usage of desperation in English
1
Courage was not a question here: it was a matter of desperation.
Mine
2
I've nothing to do.' With an air of desperation I point out:
Agahta christie: an autobiography
3
Unless you happen to like abject poverty, violence, domestic desperation, and drugs.
For whom the minivan rolls: an aaron tucker mystery
4
Do you think they could survive on Lorien? I ask in desperation.
I am number four
5
It shows the level of desperation. Do you work for the NHS?
The Guardian
6
Poverty generates corruption, the desperation of the former making the latter inevitable.
The Irish Times
7
In desperation, I went to the Department of Social Security for help.
News.com.au
8
Yet under it all was a hidden current of conflict and desperation.
The Irish Times
9
Cocked his thumb in a way that suggested need, but not desperation.
Nothing to lose
10
Knives were drawn and the battle in the water continued with desperation.
The Boy Allies in the Trenches; Or, Midst Shot and Shell Along t...
11
It added to the sense of deep desperation felt by many French.
Reuters
12
I ramped and I stamped; I banned and I bellowed like desperation.
The Provost
13
Then desperation seized me; and I flung all prudence to the winds.
Oddsfish!
14
Sasha, I love you. He said it with a look of desperation.
Impossible
15
This time, however, it was desperation, and he didn't like the feeling.
Navigators of Dune
16
Only Kevin, who knew him best, heard the desperation in Paul's voice.
The wandering fire
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Desperation through the time
Desperation across language varieties
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