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desperate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/

Adjective

In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire. / Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless. / Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.

Japanese Meaning

切迫した必要性がある、または切実な欲求を抱いている状態 / 絶望に満ちた、または絶望的な状態 / 希望がほとんどなく、絶望に陥りかねないほどの状態 / 非常に危険で、絶望を引き起こすほどの状況

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The hikers were desperate for water after their map blew away and they became lost.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

地図が飛ばされて道に迷った後、ハイカーたちは水を切望していた。

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Sense（1）

In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.

I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.

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Sense（2）

Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.

I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.

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Sense（3）

Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.

a desperate disease; desperate fortune

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Sense（4）

Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.

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Sense（5）

Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.

a desperate offendress against nature

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Sense（6）

Intense; extremely intense.

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more desperate

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most desperate

（ superlative ）

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