Desperation

Pronunciation

IPA: /ËŒdÉ›spÉ™ËˆÉ¹eÉªÊƒÉ™n/
Rhymes: -eÉªÊƒÉ™n

Origin

From Middle French desperation, from Latin desperatio.

Full definition of desperation

Noun

desperation

(countable and uncountable; plural desperations)

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.