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countable and uncountable, plural desperations
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. examples
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope. quotations examples
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, page 10
Reckless fury. examples
Short for bladder desperation. examples