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desperation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness |
it was a policy of desperation.
Examples of desperation
desperation
Then she digs through a leather purse, exuding a momentary sense of desperation.
From the suntimes.com
These people are calling out of desperation, not to happily interrupt my dinner.
From the ocregister.com
Strauss reviewed it, as much out of desperation as anything, but that was plumb.
From the guardian.co.uk
In desperation some may think that your coal-fired power station idea has merit?
From the independent.co.uk
I thought a couple of teams we played had a little more desperation than we did.
From the kentucky.com
Mickey McConnell hit a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin.
From the kentucky.com
You can be impulsive, less from immaturity than from desperation and exhaustion.
From the theatlantic.com
He was intercepted twice on desperation heaves that were completely unnecessary.
From the dallasnews.com
Their desperation is reflected in Joba Chamberlain's transition to the rotation.
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- Despair: 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"
- Desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
- (desperate) a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
- (desperate) desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"
- Desperation is a horror novel by Stephen King. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, The Regulators. It was made into a TV movie starring Ron Perlman, Tom Skeritt, and Steven Weber in 2006.
- Desperation is the first live praise and worship album from the Desperation Band at New Life Church.
- Stephen King's Desperation is Stephen King's television movie adaptation of his own novel of the same name, which was filmed in 2004 and broadcast in 2006. ...
- (Desperate (Daphne Khoo album)) Desperate is the official debut studio album of Daphne Khoo. It was released in December, 2007. It contains the singles "Doll" and "Desperate". It is well-received in Southeast Asia, Singapore.
- (Desperate (film)) Desperate is a 1947 suspense film noir directed by Anthony Mann.
