The meaning of DESPERATION is loss of hope and surrender to despair. How to use desperation in a sentence.

Feelings of desire (Definition of desperation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Define desperation. desperation synonyms, desperation pronunciation, desperation translation, English dictionary definition of desperation. n. 1. The condition of being desperate. 2. Recklessness arising …

Definition of desperation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DESPERATION definition: the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair. See examples of desperation used in a sentence.

Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it. This feeling of desperation and helplessness was common to most of the refugees. In …

the state of being desperate: In desperation they broke down the door and rescued the child. des•per•a•tion (des′pə rā′ shən), n. the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of …

When you've lost hope or have run out of possible solutions to a problem, you're experiencing desperation. The word implies a reckless kind of frustration. For example, a person who hasn't eaten …

desperation, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

The robbery was an act of desperation. [=a desperate act] They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else. Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.