noun
- The quality or state of being desperate; extreme urgency or hopelessness.
Usage: Plural form of desperation or the abstract noun desperateness.; Often used in formal or literary contexts.
Examples
- The desperatenesses of the refugees' situation moved the international community to action.
- She spoke of the various desperatenesses that families face during economic crises.
- The film explored the desperatenesses of characters trapped in impossible circumstances.
- Their desperatenesses were evident in every plea for help.
- The novel captures the desperatenesses of wartime survival.