desperation
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin desperatio, desperationis. By surface analysis, desperate + ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
desperation (countable and uncountable, plural desperations)
- The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
- in desperation
- utter desperation
- A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
- 1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 10:
- The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
- Reckless fury.
- Short for bladder desperation.
Translations
the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
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a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin desperatio, desperationis, from desperat + -tion.
Noun
desperation c (singular definite desperationen, plural indefinite desperationer)
Declension
Declension of desperation
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | desperation | desperationen | desperationer | desperationerne |
| genitive | desperations | desperationens | desperationers | desperationernes |
- This noun is rarely used in the plural; it is usually uncountable.
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References
Swedish
Noun
desperation c
- desperation
- känna desperation
- feel desperation
Declension
| Declension of desperation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | desperation | desperationen | desperationer | desperationerna |
| Genitive | desperations | desperationens | desperationers | desperationernas |
Related terms
- desperat (“desperate”)