Synonyms for desperation
ˌdɛs pəˈreɪ ʃəndes·per·a·tion

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1. desperation

   Discouragement is the result of so much repulse or failure as wears out courage. Discouragements too frequent and long continued may produce a settled hopelessness. Hopelessness is negative, and may result from simple apathy; despondency and despair are more emphatic and decided. Despondency is an incapacity for the present exercise of hope; despair is the utter abandonment of hope. Despondency relaxes energy and effort and is always attended with sadness or distress; despair may produce a stony calmness, or it may lead to desperation. Desperation is energized despair, vigorous in action, reckless of consequences.

   Synonyms:
   despair, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness

   Antonyms:
   anticipation, assurance, cheer, confidence, courage, elation, encouragement, expectancy, expectation, hope, hopefulness, trust

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1. despair, desperationnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   despair

2. desperationnoun

   desperate recklessness

   "it was a policy of desperation"

   Synonyms:
   despair

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1. • Condition
   • Recklessness

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1. desperationnoun

   Synonyms:
   despair, hopelessness

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1. desperationnoun

   Synonyms:
   despair, hopelessness, recklessness

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1. List of paraphrases for "desperation":

   despair, hopelessness, distress, despondency

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1. General Imad Othman:

   But when someone reaches a level of desperation in some cases, and carries out a crazy action, this leads us to not know about him (ahead of time).

2. Michiel Hofman:

   It is too early to judge the medical impact of the foreign military... but the call of desperation as a last resort unleashed a wave of international support.

3. Kevin Gillespie:

   I had never even seen 'Top Chef.' I didn't know what I was getting into, i did it out of desperation. Woodfire Grill was struggling to get people in the seats. I've never been good at failure, and so I was willing to do anything.

4. Mike Lee:

   Senator Schumer's rash, partisan power grab should be seen for what it is—desperation and a failure to do what Joe Biden and Democrats ran on: unify.

5. Hu Jia:

   You can hear her fear, desperation and even breakdown in the audio clip, as her friends, we feel her pain and helplessness.