desperation, n.
(desperations)
freq. cnt. 4
(desperations)
freq. cnt. 4
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4
despair desperation
sample sentences
"in the depths of despair""they were rescued from despair at the last minute"
"courage born of desperation"
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hypernym
desperate recklessness
<noun.attribute>
desperation
sample sentences
"it was a policy of desperation"
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