desperation

[US]/despə'reɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌdɛspə'reʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fortvivlelse; tilstanden af at være i en desperat situation
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

overwhelming desperation

overvældende desperation

Example Sentences

she wrote to him in desperation .

Hun skrev til ham i desperation.

In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.

I desperation besluttede jeg mig for at prøve akupunktur.

In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.

I sin desperation efter at slippe væk, faldt Tom og brækkede et ben.

Such is the power of a single prayer in desperation - and such is the benediction moon of Krsna's causeless mercy.

Sådan er kraften i et enkelt bønnelyd i desperation - og sådan er månens velsignelse af Krsnas ubeføjede nåde.

At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.

I filmens afslutning bliver manden tyv af ren desperation.

You may find hopes and desperations, honesty and lies, stubbornness and wiliness there.

Du kan finde håb og desperation, ærlighed og løgne, stædighed og list der.

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