What does desparate mean?

Answer 1

1. Having lost all hope; despairing.

2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair: the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.

3. Reckless or violent because of despair: a desperate criminal.

4. Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort: a desperate attempt to save the family business.

5. Nearly hopeless; critical: a desperate illness; a desperate situation.

6. Suffering or driven by great need or distress: desperate for recognition.

7. Extremely intense: felt a desperate urge to tell the truth.

Answer 2

the feel to need or want something badly to your or others thinking for example "She is so desperate."