Engels

Uitgebreide synoniemen voor desperate in het Engels

desperate:

desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord

  1. desperate
    desperate
  2. desperate
    hopeless; desperate; futureless; impossible; without chance
  3. desperate
    desperate; hopeless; without hope
  4. desperate
    – showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort 1
    desperate; heroic
    – showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort 1
    • desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber1
      • the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war1
    • heroic bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • they took heroic measures to save his life1
  5. desperate
    – fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless 1
    desperate; dire
    – fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless 1
    • desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a desperate illness1
      • on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel1
    • dire bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a dire emergency1
  6. desperate
    – showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire 1
    desperate
    – showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire 1
    • desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • felt a desperate urge to confess1
      • a desperate need for recognition1
  7. desperate
    – arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope 1
    desperate; despairing
    – arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope 1
    • desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a desperate cry for help1
      • helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether1
      • her desperate screams1
    • despairing bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a despairing view of the world situation1
      • the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal1
  8. desperate
    – desperately determined 1
    desperate; do-or-die
    – desperately determined 1
    • desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • do-or-die bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • do-or-die revolutionaries1
      • a do-or-die conflict1
  9. desperate
    – (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair 1
    desperate
    – (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair 1
    • desperate bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a desperate criminal1
      • taken hostage of desperate men1

desperate [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

  1. the desperate
    – a person who is frightened and in need of help 1
    the desperate
    – a person who is frightened and in need of help 1
    • desperate [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • they prey on the hopes of the desperate1

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Verwante definities voor "desperate":

  1. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort1
    • made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber1
    • the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war1
  2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless1
    • a desperate illness1
    • on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel1
  3. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire1
    • felt a desperate urge to confess1
    • a desperate need for recognition1
  4. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope1
    • a desperate cry for help1
    • helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether1
    • her desperate screams1
  5. desperately determined1
  6. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair1
    • a desperate criminal1
    • taken hostage of desperate men1
  7. a person who is frightened and in need of help1
    • they prey on the hopes of the desperate1

Verwante synoniemen voor desperate