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# desperation

«desperation» in Mova's school dictionary: **the feeling of having almost no hope, which makes you…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (desperation — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Desperation is the feeling of having almost no hope, which makes you willing to try anything, even something risky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, characters act «in desperation» or «out of desperation», trying a last wild idea. In The Wind in the Willows Toad in desperation escapes from prison dressed as a washerwoman. In everyday life, «in desperation I asked my little brother» means you had no better choice.

### examples

- In desperation, the lost boy shouted for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#x1)
- Out of desperation, Toad dressed up as a washerwoman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#x2)
- There was desperation in her voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#x3)
- The hungry fox raided the bins in desperation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#x4)
- In desperation, he tried the last key. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#x5)
- The team played with desperation in the final minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#x6)
- In desperation, he returned home and knocked at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. From «desperate». Phrases: «in desperation», «out of desperation». Do not confuse with «despair» (giving up hope completely), though they are close.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «desperation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.