desperateness

Meanings

• Noun

  A feeling of hopelessness and desperation, often due to difficult or painful circumstances.

  - "Desperateness drove her to take drastic measures."
  - "In the depths of desperateness, he found the strength to carry on."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with desperateness
perseverance , adventure , perspiration

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Homonyms

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1. Desperado (en) : A person, especially a criminal, who is desperate and dangerous.
   

2. Desperate (en) : Feeling or showing a complete lack of hope or alternatives.
   

3. Desperate (en) : Acting or done in a desperate way; requiring or showing extreme urgency.
   

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Homophones

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1. Desperado (en) : A person, especially a criminal, who is desperate and dangerous.
   

2. Desperate (en) : Feeling or showing a complete lack of hope or alternatives.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of desperateness that leads to same result
desperate , desperateness , desperatenesses

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Forms

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Desperatenesses (Plural)

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Etymology

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From the Old French desperer, meaning 'to lose all hope'.

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Trivia

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1. Desperateness is often used interchangeably with the term 'despair', but they are not exactly the same.

2. Desperateness is a common theme in many classic novels, such as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Of Mice and Men'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Hopelessness: A related concept to desperateness, often described as a profound feeling of despair and lack of hope.

2. Despair: An emotion characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair, often due to a perceived loss or disappointment.

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Culture

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Desperateness is a common theme in literature, particularly in works dealing with adversity, survival, and human resilience. It is also a recurring theme in art, music, and film.

How to Memorize "desperateness"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person in a desperate situation, such as being lost at sea or stranded in a desert, to remember the feeling of desperateness.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with feelings of hopelessness and despair to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym D.E.S.P.E.R.A.T.E. - Despair, Extreme sadness, Surrender, Pain, Emptiness, Resignation, Anguish, and Torment - to help remember the meaning of desperateness.

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