Desperate may refer to:
Despair (emotion), a feeling of hopelessness
Desperate (film), a 1947 suspense film directed by Anthony Mann
Desperate (Divinyls album), a 1983 album by Australian rock group Divinyls
Desperate (Daphne Khoo album), the 2007 debut album of Daphne Khoo, or its title track
"Desperate", a song by South Korean boy group VIXX from Kratos (EP)
"Desperate", a 2009 song by David Archuleta from David Archuleta (album)
"Desperate", a 2010 song by Fireflight from For Those Who Wait
"Desperate", a song by Jonas Blue from his 2018 album Blue
"Desperate", a 2023 song by Neffex
"Desperate", a 2001 song by Suburban Legends from Suburban Legends
"The Desperate", a 2016 song by Owen from The King of Whys
Nov 4, 2020 · desperation and desperate are the noun and adjective that have the same semantic meaning. He despairs of [whatever] =to believe he will never be able to [whatever] He is desperate to do [something]. to be desperate : is trying everything by all means to do it. He despairs of finding etc. to despair [of plus verb] : believes he will never find
May 21, 2022 · A million to one chance, or a one in a million chance, while not single words are common phrases used to describe making an attempt against desperate odds. In fiction of course such plans always work. It is such a well known plot device that it was parodied in Terry Pratchett in several books. Mort
Oct 7, 2018 · Being desperate to learn something is quite different than that; though resting is part of the process of learning. "Recharging oneself", could be physical and/or mental. If you wanted to express "desperation" to learn; it's ok, but not the best. Many people equate "desperation" with weakness; though not so much when your expressing a desire to ...
Feb 27, 2014 · when spoken in a fairly neutral tone are all simple requests for help; when spoken with strong emphasis on "please", all can sound equally desperate. – David Richerby Commented Feb 27, 2014 at 23:01
Nov 6, 2014 · It's a naval expression from around the 1700's. If you were on a long voyage and having a hard time, all food gone except the ship-biscuit or hardtack, then the last misfortune was to run out of it, or loose it through spoilage. If the biscuit was taken, then things were desperate.
These governments are desperate to get capital into agriculture," says von Braun, who believes the drive by giant companies to lock up land deals could benefit poor African countries whose governments negotiate wisely.
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Jul 2, 2016 · He was very desperate and he said that he wanted money anyhow before dusk. As he is my friend, I gave him the money by 6 PM. This talks about the incidence that has happened recently. But... Mike had called me on last Christmas. He was very desperate and he had said that he wanted money anyhow before dusk.
I look at your generation, and see strong family values and a desperate need to submit to something or someone. It's almost like you guys have never heard of dignity, autonomy and honor. You all display a submissive / passive mentality of an apathetic slave who does no question WHY things are the way they are.
Aug 8, 2024 · It was originally in French, but Michel de Montaigne said, "Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out." – stangdon Commented Aug 8, 2024 at 19:46
