Associations to the word «Desperation»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DESPERATION, noun. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
DESPERATION, noun. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.
Dictionary definition
DESPERATION, noun. A state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation".
DESPERATION, noun. Desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.