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desperations

desperations is the plural of desperation.

Meaning of desperation

Noun

desperation (countable and uncountable, plural desperations)

  1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
    • in desperation
  2. A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
    • The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 10
  3. Reckless fury.
    • "The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power."2017 June 11, “DUP leader hails 'good progress' with Theresa May”, in The Scotsman, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2025

Questions about desperations

What is desperations the plural of?
Desperations is the plural of desperation.

Words near desperations in the dictionary

  1. desperater
  2. desperates
  3. desperatest
  4. desperation
  5. desperational
  6. desperations
  7. Despers
  8. despicability
  9. despicable
  10. despicableness
  11. despicablenesses

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