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desperate

/'dɛspərɪt/ · dɛspərɪt

Desperate has 3 syllables: des · per · ate.

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adjective. Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless.

adjective. Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope.

adjective. Desperately determined.

adjective. Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort.

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