desperate

US /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
UK /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
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1.

feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with

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He was desperate for a job.
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The situation is desperate.
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hopelessdirecriticalgraveserious
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hopefuloptimisticcalm
2.

undertaken as a last resort and offering little hope of success

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They made a desperate attempt to escape.
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It was a desperate gamble.
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last-ditchrecklessrashriskyhazardous
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calculatedplannedthoughtful
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desperatelydesperation