Synset

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
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despairing

desperate

sample sentences

"a despairing view of the world situation"
"the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"
"a desperate cry for help"
"helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"
"her desperate screams"