Search Result:desperation
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏdєspәˋreʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏdespәˊreiʃn 〕
Overview of noun desperation
The noun desperation has 2 senses
- despair, desperation -- (a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation")
- desperation -- (desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation")