desperate

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This word consists of 9 letters and is spelled as "D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E". It has 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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desperate

adjective

How to pronunciation desperate: ˈde-sp(ə-)rət

What does Desperate Mean?

What does desperate meaning in English

1. Without hope. Since his exile she hath despis’d me most; Forsworn my company, and rail’d at me, That I am desperate of obtaining her. Shakespeare.
   
2. Without care of safety; rash; precipitant; fearless of danger. Can you think, my lords, That any Englishman dare give me counsel, Or be a known friend ’gainst his highness’ pleasure, Though he be grown so desperate to be honest, And live a subject. Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. He who goes on without any care or thought of reforming, such an one we vulgarly call a desperate person, and that sure is a most damning sin. Hammond’s Pract. Catech.
   
3. Irretrievable; unsurmountable; irrecoverable. These debts may be well called desperate ones; for a mad man owes them. Shakespeare’s Timon. In a part of Asia the sick, when their case comes to be thought desperate, are carried out and laid on the earth, before they are dead, and left there. Locke. I am a man of desperate fortunes, that is, a man whose friends are dead; for I never aimed at any other fortune than in friends. Pope to Swift.

Other definitions for desperate

The definition of 'desperate' is: having lost hope

How many syllables does "desperate" have?

Want to know how to spell desperate, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "desperate consists of 3 syllables and is spelled "ˈde-sp(ə-)rət".

Synonyms for desperate:

There are synonyms for 'desperate'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'desperate':

Some words similar to "desperate"

• desiderate
• desecrate
• desperately
• desperation
• advesperate
• desiccate
• deserter

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How many points in scrabble for desperate

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