DESPERATION
\dˌɛspəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \dˌɛspəɹˈeɪʃən], \d_ˌɛ_s_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DESPERATION
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
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A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
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The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
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A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
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