desperatus — meaning in English

English meaning

• desperate adjective Willing to do almost anything because you urgently need something; driven by extreme need.
• hopeless adj Without hope; expecting nothing good to happen.
• incurable adj Not able to be cured or treated successfully.

Senses

desperatus is used for these senses in English:

• desperate Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
• hopeless Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
• incurable Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.

desperate — full definition

1. adjective Willing to do almost anything because you urgently need something; driven by extreme need.
2. adjective So serious or dangerous that there seems to be little hope; extremely dire.
3. adjective Reckless because you feel you have no other choice; willing to take drastic risks.

hopeless — full definition

1. adj Without hope; expecting nothing good to happen.
2. adj Offering no chance of a good result; desperate.
3. adj Completely lacking skill or ability at something.

Related Latin words