desperation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%dEsp@"reIS@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

desperation (countable and uncountable; plural desperations)

1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

Translations

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope

• Bulgarian: отчаяние (bg) n (otčajanie)
• Romanian: desperare (ro) f

• Spanish: desesperación (es) f
• Vietnamese: sự tuyệt vọng (vi)

A state of despair, or utter hopeless

• Bulgarian: безнадеждност (bg) f (beznadeždnost)
• Finnish: epätoivo (fi)
• German: Verzweiflung (de) f
• Hebrew: ייאוש (he) (ye'ush)

• Romanian: desperare (ro) f
• Scottish Gaelic: èiginn (gd) f
• Spanish: desesperación (es) f
• Swedish: desperation (sv)