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.

A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly. / extremely

The state or quality of being desperate.

plural of desperate

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. / A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope / reckless fury.

plural of desperation

plural of Desper

A surname from French.

Alternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures