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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

noun The condition of being desperate.
noun Recklessness arising from despair.

from The Century Dictionary.

noun A despairing; hopelessness; despair.
noun A desperate state of mind, either active or passive; recklessness arising from failure or misfortune; despairing rashness or fury: as, deeds of desperation.
noun Synonyms See despair.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
noun A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

noun The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
noun A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun desperate recklessness
noun a state in which all hope is lost or absent

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Examples

"Does the term desperation come to mind?" he said.

Boston.com Top Stories 2012
Ya well her desperation is annoying to this "bitter typical white person" who still supports Obama and begs that Hillary end this madness.

Paterson says Clinton frustrated, not desperate 2008
As an example, one thing we teach is what we call a desperation trench.

CNN Transcript Dec 8, 2006 2006
As an example, one thing we teach is what we call a desperation trench.

CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2006 2006
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One thing we teach is what we call a desperation trench.

CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2006 2006
As an example, one thing we teach is what we call a desperation trench.

CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2006 2006
As an example, one thing we teach is what we call a desperation trench.

CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2006 2006
As an example, one thing we teach is what we call a desperation trench.

CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2006 2006
As an example, one thing we teach is what we call a desperation trench.

CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2006 2006
Musharraf spent much of his time talking about what he called the desperation, hopelessness, and powerlessness of Muslims around the world, who see disputes like the one over Kashmir and the Palestinian people going unresolved.

CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2001 2001

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gangerh commented on the word desperation

a rope ends it

May 17, 2010
bilby commented on the word desperation

ion = rope?

May 17, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word desperation

reads it... nope

May 17, 2010