- 1. n. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. Source: opted
- 2. n. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury. Source: opted
- 3. n. a state in which all hope is lost or absent Source: wordnet
- 4. n. desperate recklessness Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. This desperation of success chills all our industry. Hammond. 2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury. In the desperation of the moment, the officers even tried to cut their way through with their swords. W. Irving. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. desperate recklessness Source: ecdict
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