desperate

• Que siente o muestra desesperanza, angustia o necesidad extrema, lo que a menudo lleva a actuar de forma imprudente o urgente. También puede referirse a una situación o esfuerzo extremo o sin salida.

Feeling or showing a sense of hopelessness, despair, or extreme need, often leading to reckless or urgent actions.

1. Extreme need or urgencyB1formal

   Feeling or showing a sense of extreme urgency or need, often due to a difficult situation.

   desesperado

   • She was desperate for a glass of water after the long hike.
   • The family is desperate for financial help.
   • He made a desperate attempt to catch the last train.

   Sinónimosacutecompellingcriticaldireexigentextremegravepressingurgent

   Antónimoscalmcarefreecontentlaid-backnonchalantsatisfiedunconcerned

2. Hopeless or recklessB2formal

   Showing a willingness to take extreme risks because of a feeling of hopelessness.

   Desesperado

   • The prisoner made a desperate escape attempt.
   • In a desperate move, he sold all his belongings.
   • Her desperate cry for help was heard by a passerby.

   Sinónimosaudaciousdaringfoolhardyfranticfrenziedhopelessimpulsiverashrecklesswild

   Antónimoscalmcautioushopefulsafe

3. Intense or extremeB2informal

   Used to describe a situation or feeling that is extremely intense or severe.

   Intenso o extremo

   • The country is in a desperate state of crisis.
   • He was in desperate pain after the accident.
   • The team is in desperate need of a new coach.

   Sinónimosacutecriticaldiredrasticextremegravesevereurgent

   Antónimoscalmmildmoderate

• Persona que siente o muestra desesperación, especialmente por estar en una situación difícil o peligrosa y necesitar ayuda urgentemente; también puede referirse a un estado de necesidad extrema o a un intento final y arriesgado.

A noun referring to a person who is frightened and in urgent need of help or relief from a difficult situation.

1. A person in urgent needB2formal

   A person who is extremely frightened, anxious, or in a state of urgent need for help or relief.

   Persona desesperada

   • The desperate called out for rescue from the floodwaters.
   • In the war zone, the desperate sought shelter wherever they could.
   • The charity provides food and water for the desperate.

   Sinónimossufferersupplicantwretch