OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14119

desperation

/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
desesperación
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
in desperation
utter desperation
desesperación
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.
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