desperation (Meaning)
desperation (n)
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
desperate recklessness
desperation (n.)
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of desperation
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- sorrowfulness
- distress
- depression
- pain
- despondence
- despondency
- forlornness
- melancholy
- oppression
- unhappiness
- sorrow
- misery
- slough of despond
- resignation
- agony
Antonyms:
- exuberance
- gayety
- gaiety
- exultation
- gayety
- jollity
- lightheartedness
- happiness
- sunniness
- exultation
- glee
- joy
- ecstasy
- glee
- cheer
- exhilaration
- gaiety
- ecstasy
- exuberance
- euphoria
- elation
- joviality
- jubilation
- joy
- exhilaration
- mirth
- happiness
- euphoria
- lightheartedness
- jollity
- cheer
- sunniness
- elation
- merriment
- jubilation
- merriment
- joviality
- mirth
desperation Sentence Examples
- The climber clung to the cliff face with desperation, his grip weakening with each passing moment.
- Driven by desperation, the family sold their most prized possessions to afford food.
- The look of desperation in their eyes told a story of loss and hardship.
- In her desperation, she considered taking a job she was deeply unqualified for.
- The economic collapse fueled desperation, leading to a rise in petty crime.
- The lost dog whined with desperation, searching for its owner.
- Despite the desperation, there was a flicker of hope in her voice.
- He could taste the desperation in the stale air of the overcrowded refugee camp.
- The boxer fought with a raw desperation, fueled by the will to survive.
- The company launched a desperate marketing campaign in a last-ditch effort to save the product.
FAQs About the word desperation
a state in which all hope is lost or absent, desperate recklessnessThe act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope., A state of despair, or utt
sadness, hopelessness,despair, sorrowfulness, distress, depression, pain, despondence, despondency, forlornness
hope, cheerfulness, hopefulness, cheerfulness, optimism, hopefulness, hope, optimism, exuberance, gayety
The climber clung to the cliff face with desperation, his grip weakening with each passing moment.
Driven by desperation, the family sold their most prized possessions to afford food.
The look of desperation in their eyes told a story of loss and hardship.
In her desperation, she considered taking a job she was deeply unqualified for.
