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Word: Desperation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin desperatio(n-), from the verb desperare (see despair)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behaviour
Short Definition:state of despair
Examples:- she wrote to him in desperation
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