despairing (s)
desperate (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
examples 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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Similar to hopeless
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Similar to hopeless
Derived from adjective despairingly → despairing
Derived from adjective desperately → desperate

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