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Portuguese
Etymology
From desesperar + -ção.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /de.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /d͡ʒi.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /d͡ʒi.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Noun
desesperação f (plural desesperações)
- desperation (the act of despairing or becoming desperate)
- Synonym: (more common) desespero