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desperation
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Learner's definition of DESPERATION
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: a strong feeling of sadness, fear, and loss of hope绝望；拼命；铤而走险
- She felt overcome by desperation.她感到万分绝望。
- a life of desperation走投无路的生活
- the desperation of severe poverty极度贫困下的绝望
- The robbery was an act of desperation. [=a desperate act]这次抢劫是铤而走险的行为。
- They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else.他们出于无奈雇用了我，因为他们找不到其他人。
- Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.最后，在走投无路的情况下，他试图逃离这个国家。
desperation
noun
des·per·a·tion ˌde-spə-ˈrā-shən 
Example Sentences
She felt overcome by desperation. the desperation of severe poverty They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else. Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.
Recent Examples on the Web From the first murder victim’s wise-ass narration to the over-exertions of Daniel Pemberton’s score, which swerves between jauntiness and intrigue, the production gives off a moldy whiff of desperation. 
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 So this just kind of [00:28:00] reeks of desperation. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Another Truss-backing MP accused the Sunak campaign of desperation and called on colleagues to stop publicly attacking each other on broadcast media rounds. Alex Wickham, Bloomberg.com, 13 Aug. 2022 With little relief in sight, a crisis has emerged: The struggle to access a fundamental resource has driven people to frustration and even acts of desperation. Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 And satellite internet used to be very slow and unreliable; people would sign up for the service only out of desperation. PCMAG, 1 Aug. 2022 All stemming from a moment of desperation at the crossroads of America. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 The Trojans and Bruins, both of whom have been trying to reclaim past football glory with varying degrees of desperation, came together and completed a shocking move that will forever alter the national college sports landscape. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 On its face, the move comes with a whiff of desperation. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 28 June 2022 See More
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 So this just kind of [00:28:00] reeks of desperation. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Another Truss-backing MP accused the Sunak campaign of desperation and called on colleagues to stop publicly attacking each other on broadcast media rounds. Alex Wickham, Bloomberg.com, 13 Aug. 2022 With little relief in sight, a crisis has emerged: The struggle to access a fundamental resource has driven people to frustration and even acts of desperation. Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 And satellite internet used to be very slow and unreliable; people would sign up for the service only out of desperation. PCMAG, 1 Aug. 2022 All stemming from a moment of desperation at the crossroads of America. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 The Trojans and Bruins, both of whom have been trying to reclaim past football glory with varying degrees of desperation, came together and completed a shocking move that will forever alter the national college sports landscape. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 On its face, the move comes with a whiff of desperation. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 28 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English disperacioun, desperacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French desperaciun, borrowed from Latin dēspērātiōn-, dēspērātiō, from dēspērāre "to give up as hopeless, despair of" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at despair entry 2
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of desperation was in the 14th century noun
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