desperate

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆdespษ™rษ™t/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆdespษ™rษ™t/
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adjective
B2

feeling or showing very little hope and being willing to do anything, even dangerous things

The desperate man tried to escape from the police.

B2

having very little chance of success; tried as a last hope

It was a desperate attempt to save the company.

B2

wanting something very much

She was desperate to find a job after months of searching.

B2

very serious or dangerous

The family is in desperate need of help after the storm.

translation

adj. feeling or showing very little hope and being willing to do anything, even dangerous things; having very little chance of success; tried as a last hope; wanting something very much; very serious or dangerous

Synonyms

despondent adj. ๆฒฎไธง็š„ bleak adj. ๆ— ๆœ›็š„, ้˜ดๅ†ท็š„, ่’ๅ‡‰็š„ unhappy adj. ไธๅฟซไน็š„, ไธๆปกๆ„็š„, ไธๅˆ้€‚็š„ hopeless adj. ๆ— ๆœ›็š„, ๆžๅทฎ็š„, ไธๆ“…้•ฟ็š„, ็ปๆœ›็š„ despairing adj. ็ปๆœ›็š„ depressed adj. ๆฒฎไธง็š„, ๆ‚ฃๆŠ‘้ƒ็—‡็š„, ่งๆก็š„, ้™ไฝŽ็š„ heartbroken adj. ๅฟƒ็ขŽ disappointed adj. ๅคฑๆœ›็š„ cynical adj. ๆ„คไธ–ๅซ‰ไฟ—, ๆ‚ฒ่ง‚, ่‡ช็ง sad adj. ๆ‚ฒไผค็š„, ไปคไบบๆ‚ฒไผค็š„, ็ณŸ็ณ•็š„, ๆ— ่Š็š„, ็ ดๆ—ง็š„

Antonyms

exuberant adj. ๅ…ด้ซ˜้‡‡็ƒˆ็š„, ่Œ‚็››็š„ enraptured adj. ็‹‚ๅ–œ็š„ exultant adj. ็‹‚ๅ–œ็š„ euphoric adj. ็‹‚ๅ–œ ecstatic adj. ๆฌฃๅ–œ่‹ฅ็‹‚็š„, ๅฟ˜ๆˆ‘็š„ optimistic adj. ไน่ง‚ hopeful adj. ไน่ง‚็š„, ๆœ‰ๅธŒๆœ›็š„, ้ผ“่ˆžไบบๅฟƒ็š„

Similar Words

desecrate v. ไบตๆธŽ disparate adj. ๅผ‚่ดจ, ่ฟฅๅผ‚ deprecate v. ๅผบ็ƒˆๅๅฏน, ๅผƒ็”จ