Desparate vs. Desperate: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Published on November 4, 2023
"Desparate" is a common misspelling. The correct spelling is "Desperate," which denotes a feeling of hopelessness or urgency.
Which is correct: Desparate or Desperate
How to spell Desperate?
Desparate is Incorrect
Desperate is Correct
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Key Differences
Remember "e" is the repeated vowel, not "a."
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Associate "desperate" with a "desperate plea," keeping the "e" in mind.
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Visualize the word written correctly in your favorite book.
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Recall words with similar endings, like "separate."
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Use mnemonic: "Desperate people don't have an extra 'a'."
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Desparate and Desperate Definitions
Desperate
Desperate indicates a feeling of despair or hopelessness.
He made a desperate attempt to save his grades.
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Desperate
Desperate suggests a great intensity or extremeness.
They were desperate for success.
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Desperate
Desperate can denote reckless or dangerous due to despair.
She became desperate and took risky actions.
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Desperate
Desperate conveys a situation with little chance of improvement.
It's a desperate situation with few solutions.
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Desperate
Marked by, arising from, or showing despair
The desperate look of hunger.
A desperate cry for help.
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Desperate
Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort
A desperate attempt to save the family business.
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Desperate
Nearly hopeless; critical
A desperate illness.
A desperate situation.
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Desperate
Suffering or driven by great need or distress
Desperate for recognition.
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Desperate
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.
Desperate to eat; desperate for attention
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Desperate
Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.
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Desperate
Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
A desperate disease;
Desperate fortune
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Desperate
Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
He dove into the rushing waters in a desperate effort to save her life.
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Desperate
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
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Desperate
Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.
I am desperate of obtaining her.
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Desperate
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune.
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Desperate
Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort.
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Desperate
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; - used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality.
A desperate offendress against nature.
The most desperate of reprobates.
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Desperate
A person who is frightened and in need of help;
They prey on the hopes of the desperate
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Desperate
Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope;
A despairing view of the world situation
The last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
A desperate cry for help
Helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
Her desperate screams
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Desperate
Desperately determined;
Do-or-die revolutionaries
A do-or-die conflict
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Desperate
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair;
A desperate criminal
Taken hostage of desperate men
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Desperate
Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort;
Made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
The desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war
They took heroic measures to save his life
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Desperate
Showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire;
Felt a desperate urge to confess
A desperate need for recognition
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Desperate
Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless;
A desperate illness
On all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel
A dire emergency
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Desperate
Desperate implies a dire need or urgency.
The town is desperate for clean water.
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FAQs
What is the verb form of Desperate?
There isn't a direct verb form; however, "despair" is closely related.
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Which vowel is used before Desperate?
Typically, the vowel "a" can precede it, as in "a desperate."
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Why is it called Desperate?
Derived from Latin "desperatus," meaning without hope.
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Is Desperate an abstract noun?
No, it's an adjective. But "desperation" is an abstract noun.
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Which preposition is used with Desperate?
Common prepositions include "for" and "in."
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What is the plural form of Desperate?
Being an adjective, it doesn't have a plural form.
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Which conjunction is used with Desperate?
Any conjunction, like "and" or "but," can be used based on the sentence.
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What is a stressed syllable in Desperate?
The first syllable, "Des," is stressed.
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What is the third form of Desperate?
Adjectives don't typically have a "third form."
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Which determiner is used with Desperate?
Determiners like "this," "that," "my," or "our" can be used depending on context.
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What is the first form of Desperate?
The term itself, "Desperate," is its primary form.
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What is the second form of Desperate?
Adjectives don't typically have a "second form."
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Is Desperate a negative or positive word?
It generally has a negative connotation.
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How is Desperate used in a sentence?
In a desperate effort to survive, he sought shelter from the storm.
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Is Desperate a vowel or consonant?
"Desperate" is a word made of both vowels and consonants.
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Is the Desperate term a metaphor?
Not inherently, but can be used metaphorically in context.
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