desperation

Verzweiflung, Hoffnungslosigkeit

Gefühl, dass nichts besser werden kann und keine Hoffnung mehr bleibt.

In einfachem Englisch: A feeling that nothing can improve and there is no hope left.

• I could hear desperation in her voice.
• He felt deep desperation after losing his home.
• Their desperation grew as the food ran out.

So benutzt man es: in desperation (In desperation, he begged a stranger for help.)

Synonyme: despair, hopelessness

Gegenteile: hope

Häufige Wendungen: in desperation, sheer desperation, sense of desperation

Verzweiflung

Das Aufgeben der Hoffnung, weil eine Verbesserung der Lage unmöglich erscheint.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of giving up hope because a situation seems impossible to improve.

• His desperation began when the last rescue boat left.
• She threw away the application in desperation.
• Their final letter expressed desperation at the repeated failures.

So benutzt man es: in desperation (In desperation, she stopped looking for a way out.)

Synonyme: despair, loss of hope

Häufige Wendungen: in desperation, desperation at something

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In einfachem Englisch: Wild anger that makes someone act without caring about danger.

• He attacked with reckless desperation.
• Her desperation drove her into the fighting crowd.
• The soldiers fought with a desperation that ignored every danger.

Synonyme: fury, rage

Häufige Wendungen: reckless desperation, furious desperation, fight with desperation