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desperate: Having lost all hope; despairing. It's just the wrong word, then, by a huge margin.
by saulpw 3y ago
desperate: Having lost all hope; despairing.
It's just the wrong word, then, by a huge margin.
- ziddoap 3y agodesperate: needing or wanting something very much (Cambridge Dictionary) There's multiple definitions
- bumby 3y agoIn such discussions, its usually better to strive to understand what the commenter actually meant rather than being pedantically correct. The latter can border on bad-faith rather than adding to the discussion. The OP clarified their point. As already pointed out, there are more definitions. This one aligns just fine with the OP's point: 'desperate: driven by great need" (From the American Heritage Dictionary)