desperate

desperate is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does desperate mean?

  • adjective

    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

  • adjective

    arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

  • adjective

    desperately determined

  • adjective

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

  • noun

    a person who is frightened and in need of help

  • adjective

    (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair

  • adjective

    showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire

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