Definitions
1.nounA person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
2.adjectiveIn dire need of something."I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food."
3.adjectiveBeing filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless."I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark."
4.adjectiveWithout regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious."a desperate effort"
5.adjectiveBeyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable."a desperate disease; desperate fortune"
6.adjectiveExtreme, in a bad sense; outrageous.
7.adjectiveExtremely intense.