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語源

From 中期英語 desperacion, desperacioun, desperation, disparacion, disperacion, disperacioun, dispiracioune, dysperacioun, from Middle French desperation and its etymon Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate +‎ -ion.

発音

• IPA: /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: des‧pe‧ra‧tion

名詞

desperation (countable and uncountable, plural desperations)

1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

   in desperation

   utter desperation

2. A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.

   Synonyms: despair, despondency; see also Thesaurus:hopelessness

   • 1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 10:

     The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

3. Reckless fury.
   • 2017 June 11, “DUP leader hails 'good progress' with Theresa May”, in The Scotsman‎, archived from the original on 10 July 2025:

     "The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power."

4. (sexuality, BDSM) Ellipsis of bladder desperation.

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