desperate: Information About The Word 'desperate'

desperate is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'desperate' is made up of 9 letters.

Meanings:
  • (n) a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
  • (s) arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screa
  • (s) desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"
  • (s) (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"
  • (s) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G
  • (s) showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"
  • (s) fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
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Using the word 'desperate' in Scrabble will fetch you 12 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 13 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'desperate'

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Words Starting With 'desperate'

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Words Containing 'desperate'

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Points in Scrabble for desperate12
Points in Words with Friends for desperate13
Number of Letters in desperate9
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