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desperate
Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
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adjective
Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
“Made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber”
adjective
Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
“A desperate illness”
adjective
Showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
“Felt a desperate urge to confess”
adjective
Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
“A despairing view of the world situation”
adjective
Desperately determined
“Do-or-die revolutionaries”
adjective
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
“A desperate criminal”
noun
A person who is frightened and in need of help
“They prey on the hopes of the desperate”
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Made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
{'source': 'G.C.Marshall', 'text': 'the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war'}
They took heroic measures to save his life
A desperate illness
{'source': 'G.C.Marshall', 'text': 'on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel'}
A dire emergency
Felt a desperate urge to confess
A desperate need for recognition
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
Do-or-die revolutionaries
A do-or-die conflict
A desperate criminal
Taken hostage of desperate men
They prey on the hopes of the desperate
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