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DESPERATE

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Score 12
Length9
Lettersd e s p e r a t e
Vowels4
Consonants5

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Meaning of DESPERATE

noun. a person who is frightened and in need of help

Example: they prey on the hopes of the desperate

More WordNet Meanings

  1. adjective. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resortExample: made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
  2. adjective. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopelessExample: a desperate illness

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