desperate
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Synonyms: desparate, vesperate, disparate, temperate, desecrate, desperado, desiderate, depurate, asperate, desecate, respirate
Antonyms: desparate, vesperate, disparate, temperate, desecrate, desperado, desiderate, depurate, asperate, desecate, respirate
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Adjective
- In [[dire]] need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
- Being filled with, or in a state of, [[despair]]; [[hopeless]].
- Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
- Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
- Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
- Intense; extremely [[intense]].
Adverb
- {{lb|en|US|_|dialectal}} [[desperately|Desperately]].
Noun
- A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a [[down-and-outer]], [[addict]], etc.
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