desperate

• Qui éprouve ou manifeste un sentiment de désespoir, de détresse ou de besoin extrême, conduisant souvent à des actions irréfléchies ou urgentes.

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.

   Désespéré (besoin urgent)

   • 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.

   Synonymesacutecompellingcriticaldireexigentextremegravepressingurgent

   Antonymescalmcarefreecontentlaid-backnonchalantsatisfiedunconcerned

2. Hopeless or recklessB2formal

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

   désespéré, prêt à tout

   • 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.

   Synonymesaudaciousdaringfoolhardyfranticfrenziedhopelessimpulsiverashrecklesswild

   Antonymescalmcautioushopefulsafe

3. Intense or extremeB2informal

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

   extrême, intense

   • 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.

   Synonymesacutecriticaldiredrasticextremegravesevereurgent

   Antonymescalmmildmoderate

• Nom désignant une personne qui est effrayée et a désespérément besoin d'aide ou de délivrance d'une situation difficile ; état de celui qui est sans espoir ou acculé.

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.

   personne désespérée

   • 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.

   Synonymessufferersupplicantwretch