4 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning.
Definition
adjective
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
- arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
- desperately determined
- showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
- (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
- showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
noun
- a person who is frightened and in need of help