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desperate adjective

  /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/
  • Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
 hopeloos, desperaat, radeloos, vertwijfeld, wanhopig

desperately adverb

  /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/
  • In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
 wanhopig

desperation

ontreddering

desperation noun

  /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
 radeloosheid
  • A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
 wanhoop
desperate times call for desperate measures
nood breekt wet, nood breekt wetten
desperate act
wanhoopsdaad
desperate cuts must have desperate cures
zachte heelmeesters maken stinkende wonden
desperate needs lead to desperate deeds
een kat in het nauw maakt rare sprongen
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