desperation

US /ˌdɛspəˈreʃən/

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UK /ˌdespəˈreɪʃn/

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noun

  • Feeling all hope is lost and you will do anything

Examples

With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door.

We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.