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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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