RhymeZone: desperate definitions

Definitions of desperate:

noun: a person who is frightened and in need of help
Example: "They prey on the hopes of the desperate"
adjective: desperately determined
adjective: (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Example: "A desperate criminal"
adjective: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Example: "Made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
adjective: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Example: "A desperate illness"
adjective: showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Example: "Felt a desperate urge to confess"
adjective: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Example: "A desperate cry for help"