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
blessing in disguise
something that turns out to be good but which seemed to be bad at first
The elderly woman was in very much pain and it was a blessing in disguise when she quietly passed away.