desperate

[US]/ˈdespərət/
[UK]/ˈdespərət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger.

Phrases & Collocations

feel desperate

desperate need

desperate situation

desperate measures

become desperate

desperate attempt

Example Sentences

a desperate illness; a desperate situation.

there is a desperate shortage of teachers.

He is a desperate criminal.

He's desperate for money.

They're desperate to escape.

I am desperate for a cigarette.

he was desperate not to slight a guest.

the desperate ploy had worked.

desperate times call for desperate measures.

the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.

The report limned a desperate situation.

The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.

The desperate bandit's firing at the police!

They made a desperate attempt to save the company.

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