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feeling or showing deep sadness mixed with hopelessness and emotional pain
- Her eyes looked desperate after hearing the bad news.
- After the breakup, he felt completely desperate and alone.
- The letter was written in a desperate tone, filled with grief.
- He wandered the streets like a desperate soul, lost in his thoughts.
- Her voice sounded desperate when she talked about her past.
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(of an act) without much hope for its success and done when nothing else works
- The company took desperate measures to save itself from bankruptcy.
- His desperate decision to leave the job without a backup plan was risky.
- The team made a desperate play to win the game in the final minutes.
- In a desperate bid to find her lost dog, she put up flyers all over town.
- They made a desperate attempt to fix the broken car before the event.
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(of people) behaving dangerously or aggressively due to the circumstances
- The police issued a warning about a desperate fugitive who was considered armed and dangerous.
- The desperate criminals resorted to violent means to evade capture.
- The hostages feared for their lives as the desperate assailant threatened them with a weapon.
- The community was on high alert after reports of desperate individuals causing disturbances in the neighborhood.
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showing extreme urgency or intensity, often because of strong need or desire