desperations
States of despair
Desperations is the plural of desperation, referring to multiple instances or types of desperate states.
The word appears occasionally when distinguishing varieties of urgent need: the quiet desperations of suburban life, the various desperations that drive people to crime.
Most contexts use the singular, treating desperation as an uncountable state rather than discrete episodes.
Intense mental suffering
- hopelessnessState without hope
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
turmoil · agony · torment · suffering · anguished · distraught · overwhelming · helplessness
Earnest requests or supplications
- measuresQuantifies or evaluates
- attemptsEfforts to accomplish
- actsDeeds or play sections
- gambitsTactical opening sacrifices
moves · scrambling · grasping · clutching · flailing · begging · imploring · frenzied
Urgent, unstable situations
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- predicamentsTroublesome situations requiring decisions
- extremitiesBody's outermost parts
- straitsConnecting water channels
dire · circumstances · plights · corners · binds · junctures · crossroads · breaking points
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- hopelessnessState without hope
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
distress · turmoil · agony · torment · suffering · anguished · distraught · overwhelming · helplessness · desolation
pleas
Earnest requests or supplications
gambits · moves · scrambling · grasping · clutching · flailing · begging · imploring · frenzied · reckless
crises
Urgent, unstable situations
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- predicamentsTroublesome situations requiring decisions
- extremitiesBody's outermost parts
straits · dire · circumstances · plights · corners · binds · junctures · crossroads · breaking points · dead ends
desperationshopes
Positive expectations held
confidences · contentments · serenities · securities · comforts
desperationsoptimisms
Expectations of favorable results
expectations · certainties · faiths · convictions · beliefs
desperationsequanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
calm · serenity · composure · tranquility · peace of mind
- quiet desperationConcealed ongoing distress
- act of desperation
- desperation moveAction taken when cornered