desperation
The act of despairing or becoming desperateThe act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
» Suicide is an act of desperation.
Суицид - это акт отчаяния.
Самоубийство - это акт отчаяния.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
in desperation
utter desperation
Verzweiflung
отча́яниеotčájanije
(countable, uncountable)A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
Verzweiflung
безнадёжностьbeznadjóžnostʹ
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
(countable, uncountable)Reckless fury.
Examples
22 sentencesSuicide is an act of desperation.
ruСуицид - это акт отчаяния.
It was an act of desperation.
ruЭто был акт отчаяния.
deEs war eine Verzweiflungstat.
The email kind of reeked of desperation.
The plumber looked with some desperation into it.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
deDie Masse der Menschen führt ein Leben in stiller Verzweiflung.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English desperacion, desperacioun, desperation, disparacion, disperacion, dispFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: desperations| Singular | desperation |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- a state in which all hope is lost or absent:despair
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable