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desperation
noun
desperate recklessness
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- ESPERATIO
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən
Meaning
Definitions
noun
desperate recklessness
“it was a policy of desperation”
noun
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
“in the depths of despair”
In context
Example Sentences
it was a policy of desperation
in the depths of despair
they were rescued from despair at the last minute
courage born of desperation
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