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semidesperation

semidesperation noun: a state approaching desperation.

Noun

semidesperation (uncountable)

  1. A state approaching desperation.
    • […]the old gentleman […] pooh-poohed the idea, and finally dismissed Henry in a state of semidesperation[…]1858, Biddulph Warner, The coquette, page 6
    • The call of semidesperation via a high-tech status symbol is an emblem of the gap between the past and the present for many of urban America’s self-employed.2009 June 7, Emily Bazelon, “The Self-Employed Depression”, in New York Times

Origin of semidesperation

From semi- + desperation.

Questions about semidesperation

What does semidesperation mean?
Semidesperation means a state approaching desperation.
What part of speech is semidesperation?
Semidesperation is a noun.

Words near semidesperation in the dictionary

  1. semideponents
  2. semiderelict
  3. semidesert
  4. semidesertic
  5. semideserts
  6. semidesperation
  7. semidestructive
  8. semidetached
  9. semidetacheds
  10. semidetachment
  11. semideterministic

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