Bible Dictionaries
Desperation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

(2):

(n.) The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Desperation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/desperation.html. 1828.