desperation
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin desperatio, desperationis. By surface analysis, desperate + ion.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: des‧pe‧ra‧tion
Noun
[edit]desperation (countable and uncountable, plural desperations)
- The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
- in desperation
- utter desperation
- A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
- 1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 10:
- The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
- Reckless fury.
- Short for bladder desperation.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
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a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
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Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin desperatio, desperationis, from desperat + -tion.
Noun
[edit]desperation c (singular definite desperationen, plural indefinite desperationer)
Declension
[edit]Declension of desperation
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | desperation | desperationen | desperationer | desperationerne |
| genitive | desperations | desperationens | desperationers | desperationernes |
- This noun is rarely used in the plural; it is usually uncountable.
See also
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[edit]Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]desperation c
- desperation
- känna desperation
- feel desperation
Declension
[edit]Declension of desperation
Related terms
[edit]- desperat (“desperate”)
References
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