adj.
1.arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
2.desperately determined
3.(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
4.showing extreme courage
5.showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
6.fraught with extreme danger desperate n.
1.a person who is frightened and in need of help
Idiom of the Day
buy (something) on credit
to buy something now and pay for it later
We decided to buy the computer on credit because we did not have much money.