English / word
desperate
adjective B1MEANING IN ENGLISH
feeling extreme need, urgency, or despair and ready to try anything
reckless; extremely urgent; critical
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
In context
01
The flood victims were desperate for clean drinking water and food.
02
Firefighters made a desperate effort to contain the raging blaze.
Synonyms
reckless,urgent,extreme
Antonyms
calm,secure,confident
Collocations
desperate situation,desperate attempt,desperate need