Home ->Dictionaries ->English/German ->Search: desperation

English and German Search Results for: desperation

Summary
English to German:   more detail...
  1. desperation:
  2. desperate:
  3. Wiktionary:

English

Detailed Translations for desperation from English to German

desperation:

desperation [the ~] nom

  1. the desperation (despair; despondency)
    die Ratlosigkeit; die Verzweiflung; die Lebensmüdigkeit; die Trübsal; die Schwermut; die Mutlosigkeit
  2. the desperation (upheaval)
    die Erschütterung; die Zerrüttung

Translation Matrix for desperation:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Erschütterung desperation; upheaval fluttering; quaking; quiver; quivering; shaking; shiver; shudder; trembling; tremor; vibration
Lebensmüdigkeit despair; desperation; despondency dejectedness; despondency; gloom; somberness; sombreness
Mutlosigkeit despair; desperation; despondency dejectedness; dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; gloom; melancholy; somberness; sombreness
Ratlosigkeit despair; desperation; despondency
Schwermut despair; desperation; despondency dejectedness; dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; gloom; melancholy; somberness; sombreness
Trübsal despair; desperation; despondency dejectedness; despondency; gloom; grief; mournfulness; sadness; somberness; sombreness; sorrow
Verzweiflung despair; desperation; despondency dejectedness; despondency; gloom; somberness; sombreness
Zerrüttung desperation; upheaval dislocation; spraining; straining
- despair

Related Words for "desperation":


Synonyms for "desperation":


Related Definitions for "desperation":

  1. desperate recklessness1
    • it was a policy of desperation1
  2. a state in which all hope is lost or absent1
    • courage born of desperation1

Wiktionary Translations for desperation:

desperation
noun
  1. A state of despair, or utter hopelessness
desperation
noun
  1. der Zustand, aussichtslos zu sein

desperate:

desperate adj

  1. desperate
    ratlos; verzweifelt
  2. desperate (futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance)
    hoffnungslos; aussichtslos
  3. desperate (without hope; hopeless)
    aussichtslos

Translation Matrix for desperate:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- despairing; dire; do-or-die; heroic
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aussichtslos desperate; futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance; without hope hopeless; impossible
hoffnungslos desperate; futureless; hopeless; impossible; without chance hopeless; impossible
ratlos desperate hopeless
verzweifelt desperate hopeless

Related Words for "desperate":


Synonyms for "desperate":


Related Definitions for "desperate":

  1. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort1
    • made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber1
    • the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war1
  2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless1
    • a desperate illness1
    • on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel1
  3. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire1
    • felt a desperate urge to confess1
    • a desperate need for recognition1
  4. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope1
    • a desperate cry for help1
    • helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether1
    • her desperate screams1
  5. desperately determined1
  6. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair1
    • a desperate criminal1
    • taken hostage of desperate men1
  7. a person who is frightened and in need of help1
    • they prey on the hopes of the desperate1

Wiktionary Translations for desperate:

desperate
adjective
  1. -
  2. filled with despair
desperate
adjective
  1. gehoben, bildungssprachlich: so, dass man jede Hoffnung verloren hat; keine Hoffnung mehr habend
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• desperate → hoffnungslos ↔ désespéré — Qui être dans le désespoir, qui agir par désespoir.



German

Detailed Translations for desperation from German to English







Your free, fast, and simple translation dictionary

Copyright © 2000-2024 Interglot ®

Page served in 0.0746 seconds
Page rendered in 1.0 seconds