Betekenis van:
desperate

desperate
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • uitzichtloos; zonder perspectief
  • 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"

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desperate
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • erg in de war
  • 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"

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desperate
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
    "felt a desperate urge to confess"
    "a desperate need for recognition"
    desperate
    Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
      "a desperate illness"
      "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"

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      desperate
      Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
        • (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
        "a desperate criminal"
        "taken hostage of desperate men"
        desperate
        Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • 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"

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          desperate
          Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
            • desperately determined

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            desperate
            Zelfstandig naamwoord
              • a person who is frightened and in need of help
              "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

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              Voorbeeldzinnen

              1. We're desperate.
              2. Tom's desperate.
              3. You're desperate.
              4. Desperate diseases require desperate remedies.
              5. I'm desperate.
              6. Desperate needs lead to desperate deeds.
              7. Desperate men often do desperate things.
              8. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
              9. Tom was desperate.
              10. The situation appears desperate.
              11. I was desperate.
              12. Tom seems desperate.
              13. I'm not desperate.
              14. You sound desperate.
              15. We're not desperate yet.