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Detailed Translations for desperation from English to Dutch

desperation:

desperation [the ~] nom

  1. the desperation (despair; despondency)
    de wanhoop; de radeloosheid; de vertwijfeling
  2. the desperation (upheaval)
    de ontreddering

Translation Matrix for desperation:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ontreddering desperation; upheaval
radeloosheid despair; desperation; despondency
vertwijfeling despair; desperation; despondency
wanhoop despair; desperation; despondency
- despair

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Related Definitions for "desperation":

  1. desperate recklessness1
    • it was a policy of desperation1
  2. a state in which all hope is lost or absent1
    • courage born of desperation1

desperate:


Translation Matrix for desperate:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
desperaat desperate
hopeloos desperate; futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance hopeless
kansloos desperate; futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance
radeloos desperate
uitzichtloos desperate; futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance
vertwijfeld desperate
wanhopig desperate
- despairing; dire; do-or-die; heroic
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ten einde raad desperate
uitzichtsloos desperate; hopeless; without hope

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Related Definitions for "desperate":

  1. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort1
    • made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber1
    • the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war1
  2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless1
    • a desperate illness1
    • on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel1
  3. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire1
    • felt a desperate urge to confess1
    • a desperate need for recognition1
  4. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope1
    • a desperate cry for help1
    • helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether1
    • her desperate screams1
  5. desperately determined1
  6. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair1
    • a desperate criminal1
    • taken hostage of desperate men1
  7. a person who is frightened and in need of help1
    • they prey on the hopes of the desperate1

Wiktionary Translations for desperate:

desperate
adjective
  1. -
  2. filled with despair
desperate
adjective
  1. de wanhoop nabij, zonder raad
  2. ten einde raad, wanhopig