desperation

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• /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: D EH2 S P ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: D EH2 S P ER0 EY1 SH IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English desperacion, desperacioun, desperation, disparacion, disperacion, disperacioun, dispiracioune, dysperacioun, from Middle French desperation and its etymon Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate + -ion.

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: отча́яние (otčájanie) — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Catalan: desesperació — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Chinese Mandarin: 絕望 /绝望 (juéwàng) — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Danish: desperation — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• French: désespoir — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Georgian: სასოწარკვეთილება (sasoc̣arḳvetileba) — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• German: Verzweiflung — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Hindi: हताशा (hatāśā) — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Japanese: 絶望 (zetsubō) — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Latin: desperatio — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Norwegian Bokmål: desperasjon — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Norwegian Nynorsk: desperasjon — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Portuguese: desesperação — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Romanian: desperare — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Russian: отча́яние (otčájanije) — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Spanish: desesperación — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Vietnamese: sự tuyệt vọng — the act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• Bulgarian: безнаде́ждност (beznadéždnost) — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Catalan: desesperació — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Chinese Mandarin: 絕望 /绝望 (juéwàng) — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Danish: desperation — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Finnish: epätoivo — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Georgian: სასოწარკვეთილება (sasoc̣arḳvetileba) — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• German: Verzweiflung — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Hebrew: ייאוש (ye'ush) — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Irish: anbhá — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Latin: desperatio — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Māori: kiriwera — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Māori: kirimate — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Norwegian Bokmål: desperasjon — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Norwegian Nynorsk: desperasjon — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Portuguese: desespero — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Romanian: desperare — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Russian: безнадёжность (beznadjóžnostʹ) — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Scottish Gaelic: èiginn — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Spanish: desesperación — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Swedish: desperation — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness
• Turkish: umutsuzluk — a state of despair, or utter hopelessness