desperate
US /ˈdɛsprɪt/
adjective Advanced · C1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The shop is desperate for more staff during the busy holiday season.
Word Family
NounNoun
desperate gốc
despair
desperation
VerbVerb
despair
AdjectiveAdj
desperate gốc
AdverbAdv
desperately
Synonyms
- hopelesswithout hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
- urgentcompelling immediate action
Collocations
- Easy in desperate need of helpindicating a state, position, or relationship within desperate need of help
- Medium make a desperate attempt to succeedto create, produce, or cause regarding a desperate attempt to succeed
- Hard desperate measures taken by creditorsdescribing desperate measures taken by creditors (a person who is frightened and in need of help)
- Very Hard resort to desperate expedients to avoid defaultto resort to desperate expedients to avoid default, meaning to have recourse to
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