desperation

noun

/ˌdespəˈreɪʃn/

[uncountable]

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the state of being desperate
- in desperation In desperation, she called Louise and asked for her help.
- There was a note of desperation in his voice.
- an act of sheer desperation
Extra Examples
- Driven to desperation by our noisy neighbours, we called the police.
- In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.
- In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.
- Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future.
- She became a thief out of sheer desperation.
- The robbery was an act of desperation.
- We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.
- With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door.
Topics Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- sheer
- quiet
- …
… of desperation
- hint
- note
verb + desperation
- feel
- drive somebody to
preposition
- in (your) desperation
- out of desperation
- desperation about
- …
phrases
- an act of desperation
- courage, strength, etc. born of desperation
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin desperatio(n-), from the verb desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’.

单词	desperation
释义	desperation noun /ˌdespəˈreɪʃn/ /ˌdespəˈreɪʃn/ [uncountable] jump to other results the state of being desperate in desperation In desperation, she called Louise and asked for her help. There was a note of desperation in his voice. an act of sheer desperation Extra Examples Driven to desperation by our noisy neighbours, we called the police. In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture. In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg. Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future. She became a thief out of sheer desperation. The robbery was an act of desperation. We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there. With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door. Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure sheer quiet … … of desperation hint note verb + desperation feel drive somebody to preposition in (your) desperation out of desperation desperation about … phrases an act of desperation courage, strength, etc. born of desperation See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin desperatio(n-), from the verb desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’.
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