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desperate
Definition:
(nou) a person who is frightened and in need of help
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈdespərət
Examples:
For the Regency, the situation was desperate.
Nguyen was desperate or gasconading.
In the meantime, the situation becomes desperate.
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