[noun] [U]Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to take risks in order to change it.There was a note of desperation in his voice.In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the fire.She turned to crime out of sheer desperation.This sudden change in policy was an act of desperation on the part of the government.
DESPERATION
Meaning of DESPERATION in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012