des ‧ per ‧ a ‧ tion /ˌdespəˈreɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the state of being desperate:
a look of desperation
in/out of desperation
She resorted to stealing food out of desperation.
In desperation, we had to borrow the money.
DESPERATION
Meaning of DESPERATION in English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012