desperate - Meaning in Hindi

desperate - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of desperate in English

desperate adjective

1. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

   Examples

   • "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
   • "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"
   • "they took heroic measures to save his life"
2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

   Examples

   • "a desperate illness"
   • "a dire emergency"
   • "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"
3. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire

   Examples

   • "a desperate need for recognition"
   • "felt a desperate urge to confess"
4. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

   Examples

   • "a despairing view of the world situation"
   • "a desperate cry for help"
   • "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"
   • "her desperate screams"
   • "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"
5. desperately determined

   Examples

   • "a do-or-die conflict"
   • "do-or-die revolutionaries"
6. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair

   Examples

   • "a desperate criminal"
   • "taken hostage of desperate men"

desperate noun

1. a person who is frightened and in need of help

   Example

   • "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

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