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    Désespérées (en. Desperate)

    /dezɛspeʁe/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    The state of someone who loses all hope.
    After losing her job, she felt desperate.
    Après avoir perdu son emploi, elle se sentait désespérée.
    A situation where everything seems hopeless.
    The desperate ones of the economic crisis are multiplying.
    Les désespérées de la crise économique se multiplient.

    Etymology

    The word comes from the Latin 'desperare' which means 'to lose hope'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be in a desperate state
    to be very unhappy or in a hopeless situation.
    être dans un état désespéré
    desperate love
    A love that cannot be fulfilled.
    l'amour desespéré
    to feel desperate
    to feel a deep sense of despair.
    se sentir désespéré

    Related Words

    discouraged
    Someone who has lost their motivation or enthusiasm.
    découragé
    despair
    The state of someone who can no longer hope.
    désespoir
    sad
    The state of a person who feels pain or melancholy.
    triste

    Slang Meanings

    Someone who feels very bad or downcast.
    He is really in a desperate state after his breakup.
    Il est vraiment dans un état désespéré après sa rupture.
    A person who has lost all motivation.
    She looks desperate, as if she has nothing left to lose.
    Elle a l'air désespérée, comme si elle n'avait plus rien à perdre.