Words with a similar base: desperate

'desperate'
[desperate.n.01] as in: a person who is frightened and in need of help


Examples:
they prey on the hopes of the desperate


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'desperate'
[despairing.s.01] as in: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope


Examples:
a despairing view of the world situation
the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
a desperate cry for help
helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
her desperate screams


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'desperate'
[desperate.s.02] as in: desperately determined


Examples:
do-or-die revolutionaries
a do-or-die conflict


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'desperate'
[desperate.s.03] as in: (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair


Examples:
a desperate criminal
taken hostage of desperate men



'desperate'
[desperate.s.04] as in: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; ; - G.C.Marshall


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


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'desperate'
[desperate.s.05] as in: showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire


Examples:
felt a desperate urge to confess
a desperate need for recognition


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'desperate'
[desperate.s.06] as in: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - G.C.Marshall


Examples:
a desperate illness
on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel
a dire emergency


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desperate (English)
└── desperatus (Latin)


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