desperate

/ˈdɛspərət/

adjective

zdesperowany

/zdɛspɛrɔˈvanɨ/· przymiotnik

Also

zdesperowana(f)rozpaczliwy(m)

Definition

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with, or needing or wanting something very much.

Examples

He was desperate for money.

Był zdesperowany z powodu braku pieniędzy.

They made a desperate attempt to save the child.

Podjęli rozpaczliwą próbę uratowania dziecka.

Synonyms

hopeless frantic urgent

Collocations

desperate attemptdesperate needdesperate situation

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