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desperation
noun
1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent (Freq. 4)
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in the depths of despair

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they were rescued from despair at the last minute

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courage born of desperation

• Syn: ↑despair
• Derivationally related forms: ↑despair, ↑despair (for: ↑despair)
• Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status
2. desperate recklessness
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it was a policy of desperation

• Hypernyms: ↑recklessness, ↑foolhardiness, ↑rashness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.