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 desperate cry for help helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether her desperate screams
s desperately determined
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.C.Marshall
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
The Biturbo was the product of a desperate, under-funded company circling the drain of bankruptcy, and it shows.
Japan's aged (77) Premier Kantaro Suzuki shuffled through a round of desperate political activity.
It was hard not to admire Communist Spy Robert Soblen: for almost three months, by hook, crook and desperate deed, he had mocked the laws and made monkeys out of the lawmen of .
'Desperate father' spray paints the Queen's portrait By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A man defaced a portrait of the Queen with paint at London's Westminster Abbey on Thursday, with a campaign group for fathers' rights saying he was one of its members making a "desperate" plea to the monarch for help. The painting of the 87-year-old monarch, "The Coronation Theatre: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" by London-based artist Ralph ...
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'Desperate father' spray paints British queen's portrait By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A man defaced a portrait of Britain's Queen Elizabeth with paint at London's Westminster Abbey on Thursday, with a campaign group for fathers' rights saying he was one of its members making a "desperate" plea to the monarch for help. The painting of the 87-year-old monarch, "The Coronation Theatre: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" by London-based ...
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Desperate Blackhawks send Game One into overtime (Reuters) - Dave Bolland and Johnny Oduya scored third period goals as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to tie the Boston Bruins 3-3 and send Game One of the Stanley Cup Final into overtime on Wednesday. Leading 2-1 on two Milan Lucic goals, Boston struck first again in the third on a Patrice Bergeron powerplay to restore a two-goal cushion. But the desperate Blackhawks refused to fold, Bolland ...
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Tim Howard in Sportsbook Gurus The second half wasn'ta soccer game - it was more like : a track meet. Back and forth, back and forth, both teams are so desperate,Howard added.
Gudrun Schyman in Tampabay.com It may seem desperate to burn 100,000 kronor, but the situation is desperate as well,party leader Gudrun Schyman said.
Gareth Barry in Telegraph.co.uk There's no going back, it's time for me to move on,said Barry. "I'm desperate to play Champions League football and that's why I have to leave Villa." "Have Villa offered me anything to try to persuade me my future is at Villa Park,...