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desperate
B2feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others
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(Laughter) And for many years afterwards, I would have a desperate desire to taste ginger beer.
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I saw photographs of those who had disappeared without trace, sent to Amnesty by their desperate families and friends.
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