Definitions
1.AdjectiveIn dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire."I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.; desperate to eat; desperate for attention"
2.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."
3.AdjectiveBeyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous."a desperate disease; desperate fortune"
4.AdjectiveInvolving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness."He dove into the rushing waters in a desperate effort to save her life."
5.AdjectiveExtremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
6.AdjectiveIntense; extremely intense.
7.AdverbDesperately.
8.NounA person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.