Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - desperate
Desperate
desperate
adj. 1 reckless from despair; violent and lawless. 2 a extremely dangerous or serious (a desperate situation). b staking all on a small chance (a desperate remedy). 3 very bad (a desperate night; desperate poverty). 4 (usu. foll. by for) needing or desiring very much (desperate for recognition). Derivatives desperately adv. desperateness n. desperation n. Etymology: ME f. L desperatus past part. of desperare (as DE-, sperare hope)
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adjective Etymology: Latin desperatus, past participle of desperare Date: 15th century 1. having lost hope , giving no ground for hope , 2. moved by despair , involving or employing extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or frustration , suffering extreme need or anxiety , involving extreme danger or possible disaster , of extreme intensity, shocking, outrageous, see: despondent ~ness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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