noun
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The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
definition
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope
definition
Reckless fury.
Examples of desperation in a Sentence
The desperation in her voice drew his attention.
In desperation, I turned on the tape recorder which had run to its end.
He heard the edge of desperation in her voice.
Desperation made her want to cry.
Claire screamed again, batting at him in desperation to escape.
But he showed no sign of life as he took up his position in his corner, and desperation crept through her.
Mahmud, in desperation, now turned for help to the powers.
A sense of desperation almost took her strength away.
His people's hope had turned to desperation in the hands of the Yirkin when every sun-cycle passed and there was no nishani.
He held up the vault again, and desperation crossed her features.
Jade shook his head, feeling as if madness born of desperation were creeping into his mind with the pain.
The mother will defend her young with the utmost desperation against any assailant, and ha s p been known to sacrifice her own life rather than desert them.
The state of the prison, the desperation of the prisoners, broadly hinted in their conversation and plainly expressed in their conduct, the uproar of oaths, complaints and obscenity, the indescribable stench, presented together a concentration of the utmost misery and the utmost guilt."
Yussuf, in desperation, drew his dagger and rushed upon the sultan.
In desperation Lambeau turns to his old college roommate, Sean (Robin Williams ).
In desperation you seize the budget and dump everything out, and there in a corner is your man, serenely brooding on his own private thought, unconscious of the catastrophe which he has brought upon you.
The situation was however materially altered by the end of August 1826; for the Greeks, driven to desperation, had formally invited the mediation of England, thereby removing Canning's objection to an unasked intervention.
The notion that the Arab invaders were welcomed and assisted by the Copts, driven to desperation by the persecution of Cyrus, appears to be refuted by the fact that the invaders treated both Copts and Romans with the same ruthlessness; but the dissensions which prevailed in the Christian communities, leading to riots and even civil war in Alexandria and elsewhere, probably weakened resistance to the common enemy.
If he were serious, it can only be said that the desperation of his circumstances had momentarily troubled the lucidity of his understanding; if the pamphlet were merely intended as a feeler after public opinion, it is surprising that he did not perceive how irretrievably he was ruining his friends in the eyes of all moderate men.
Lord Glenelg, the colonial minister, had the support of the missionaries in withstanding Wakefield's New Zealand Company, which at length resolved in desperation to send an agent to buy land wholesale in New Zealand and despatch a shipload of settlers thither without official permission.
This pathetic attempt at stirring up sectarian hatred is the purest evidence yet of your desperation - Anyway, I thought you'd won?
The crew of twelve climbed the rigging in desperation, washed by the waves.
In desperation she sends Hercules the gift of an embroidered robe given to her by the centaur Nessus whom Hercules had killed.
Desperation creates odd situations and unorthodox methods.
She fought with tenacity born of desperation.
She tried to turn away, but the smell filled her senses with inhuman hunger and desperation.
She'd felt that level of desperation before and didn't wish it upon the woman meant to be with Gabriel.
In desperation, the goddess made a series of deals with the former Dark One, Fate, Darkyn and others to alter the series of events that might see her with anyone but Gabriel.
Rhyn considered the words born of desperation.
He had come to Darkyn in desperation, after Sasha had invited him to his bed and then dumped him off with the demons.
Turn into a bird and carry me with you? she asked, desperation in her voice.
It looked like young Donnie had a chance at life, in a home where love was in residence, instead of hatred and desperation.
My guess is she acted out of some inner desperation.
Sarah took on a tone of desperation.
They kissed deeply and Jackson felt her desperation.
Renewed with courage born of desperation, she met his gaze steadily.
Rissa strained to control her wild desperation.
Sorrow, desire, fear, desperation – all spun and solidified into an ache unlike anything she'd ever experienced.
As in all previous insurrections the Poles proved stronger in the field, and Khmelnitski in desperation sought foreign assistance, first in Constantinople and then in Moscow.
Threatened with the desertion of his barons he drove all whom he suspected to desperation by his terrible severity towards the Braose family (1210); and by his continued misgovernment irrevocably estranged the lower classes.
Once more God "appoints" something; it is the east wind, which, together with the fierce heat, brings Jonah again to desperation.
Seeing Past-Death's desperation made Deidre realize Rhyn was right.
As fast as Kris ran, he couldn't catch her. He grew more baffled when she seemed to pull ahead of him without any sign of the exhaustion she'd showed when they stopped. Desperation could motivate, and so could fear for her sister. He pushed himself harder to catch her. Thunder boomed overhead. Forms he assumed were demons swooped above the canopy, casting shadows. He caught glimpses of fur and wings through leaves and ran until his chest was heaving. Hannah remained ahead of him, though he realized he was beginning to gain on her. He had to reach her before the demons did and swept her away, as they had Kiki.
She kissed him hungrily, with the desperation she felt.
Sorrow, desire, fear, desperation – all spun and solidified into an ache unlike anything she'd ever experienced.
Before she died, Eyre had composed the cruelly ironic epitaph, which finally stung her to desperation and death.
In desperation the family hired a private educational psychologist, had expensive audiology and optometry testing done and changed schools.
Don't apologize for your age, lack of recent relevant experience, and do not convey desperation.
Research of today's would-be FTBs, carried out on behalf of Yorkshire Building Society, has revealed the extreme desperation of many.
With increasing desperation are they are trying to find ways of getting you to pay for their party.