• a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the Desperate"
• showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last Desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the Desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G
• fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a Desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a Desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
• showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a Desperate urge to confess"; "a Desperate need for recognition"
• arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a Desperate cry for help"; "helpless and Desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her Desperate screa
• Desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"
• (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a Desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of Desperate men"

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