desperate
The origin and history of desperate.
Etymology
From Latin desperatus, "without hope" — built from de- ("without") and sperare ("to hope").
The origin and history of desperate.
From Latin desperatus, "without hope" — built from de- ("without") and sperare ("to hope").
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