desperation

Definition of Desperation in English :

1. despair, desperation

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

Example Sentences:
'in the depths of despair'
'they were rescued from despair at the last minute'
'courage born of desperation'

2. desperation

desperate recklessness

Example Sentences:
'it was a policy of desperation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Desperation

noun

1.

desperate recklessness

2.

the act of despairing or the state of being desperate

noun

1.

the state of being desperate

2.

recklessness resulting from despair

n.

1. The condition of being desperate.

2. Recklessness arising from despair.