des⋅per⋅a⋅tion
–noun
| 1. | the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair. |
| 2. | the act or fact of despairing; despair. |
Origin:
1325–75; ME desperacioun < class="ital-inline">dēspērātiōn- (s. of dēspērātiō). See
1325–75; ME desperacioun < class="ital-inline">dēspērātiōn- (s. of dēspērātiō). See