desperateness
State of dire need
Desperateness is the state of being desperate—feeling or showing hopelessness, urgency, or reckless willingness to try anything.
The word emphasizes the quality or condition itself: The desperateness in her voice made him finally listen.
Desperation is far more common and usually preferred; desperateness appears mainly when the abstract quality needs emphasis.
Imprudent haste in action
- impulsivityActing without considering consequences
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- impetuousnessRash, unthinking haste
risk-taking · carelessness · foolhardiness · brashness · wildness · gamble · last-ditch · all-or-nothing
State without hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
- futilityLack of purpose
- desolationState of complete emptiness
misery · gloom · distress · despondency · wretchedness · dejection · disconsolation · forlornness
rashness
Imprudent haste in action
- impulsivityActing without considering consequences
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
- abandonLeave behind permanently
impetuousness · risk-taking · carelessness · foolhardiness · brashness · wildness · gamble · last-ditch · all-or-nothing · throwing caution
hopelessness
State without hope
desolation · misery · gloom · distress · despondency · wretchedness · dejection · disconsolation · forlornness · defeatism
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- destitutionExtreme poverty, lacking necessities
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- famineSevere food shortage
privation · penury · indigence · scarcity · shortage · hardship · suffering · hunger · want · lack
immediacy
Quality of being direct
emergency · frantic · frenzied · pressing · dire · critical · intense · imperative · compelling · acute
desperatenesscomposure
Emotional self-control
serenity · tranquility · equanimity · contentment · peacefulness
desperatenesssecurity
Protection from threat
safety · stability · comfort · prosperity · abundance
desperatenesshope
Desire for good outcomes
hopefulness · optimism · confidence · assurance · faith