desperation
substantivoatestado nos diálogos
- //ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən//
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
substantivo
- 1
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
in desperation
utter desperation
- 2
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
- 3
Reckless fury.
"The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power."
- 4
Variante de bladder desperationEllipsis of bladder desperation.
Etimologia
From Middle English desperacion, desperacioun, desperation, disparacion, disperacion, disperacioun, dispiracioune, dysperacioun, from Middle French desperation and its etymon Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate + -ion.
Formas
- plural
- desperations
desperation · The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
despicable · Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.despise · To regard with contempt or scorn.despised · Hated; viewed with scorn.