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desperate definition
desperate |
Grep of noun desperate desperate desperate criminal desperate measure desperate straits Overview of noun desperate The noun desperate has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) desperate -- (a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate") Overview of adj desperate The adj desperate has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (7) despairing, desperate -- (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 screams") 2. (3) desperate, do-or-die -- (desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict") 3. (1) desperate -- ((of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men") 4. (1) desperate, heroic -- (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.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life") 5. desperate -- (showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition") 6. desperate, dire -- (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") Antonyms of adj desperate 6 senses of desperate Sense 1 despairing, desperate INDIRECT (VIA hopeless) -> hopeful Sense 2 desperate, do-or-die(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA resolute) -> irresolute Sense 3 desperate INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe Sense 4 desperate, heroic INDIRECT (VIA brave) -> cowardly, coward, fearful Sense 5 desperate INDIRECT (VIA imperative) -> beseeching Sense 6 desperate, dire INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Similarity of adj desperate 6 senses of desperate Sense 1 despairing, desperate => hopeless (vs. hopeful) Sense 2 desperate, do-or-die(postnominal) => resolute (vs. irresolute) Sense 3 desperate => dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe Sense 4 desperate, heroic => brave (vs. cowardly), courageous, fearless Sense 5 desperate => imperative (vs. beseeching) Sense 6 desperate, dire => critical (vs. noncritical) Attributes of adj desperate Familiarity of adj desperate desperate used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj desperate desperate Overview of noun desperate The noun desperate has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) desperate -- (a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate") Overview of adj desperate The adj desperate has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (7) despairing, desperate -- (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 screams") 2. (3) desperate, do-or-die -- (desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict") 3. (1) desperate -- ((of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men") 4. (1) desperate, heroic -- (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.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life") 5. desperate -- (showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition") 6. desperate, dire -- (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")
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