Found 3 items, similar to desperation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: desperation keputus-asaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: desperation desperation n 1: a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; “they were rescued from despair at the last minute” [syn: despair] 2: desperate recklessness; “it was a policy of desperation”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Desperation Desperation \Des`per*a"tion\, n. [L. desperatio: cf. OF. desperation.] 1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. [1913 Webster] This desperation of success chills all our industry. --Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury. [1913 Webster] In the desperation of the moment, the officers even tried to cut their way through with their swords. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]