Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DES-PE-RA'TION
DES-PE-RA'TION, n.
- A despairing; a giving up of hope; as, desperation of success. – Hammond.
- Hopelessness; despair; as, the men were in a state of desperation. Hence,
- Fury; rage; disregard of safety or danger; as, the men fought with desperation; they were urged to desperation.
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