The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
in desperation
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
Reckless fury.
Borrowed from Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate + -ion.
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