ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Semidesperation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Semidesperation is a noun meaning A state approaching desperation.

Meaning

A state approaching desperation.

Example Sentences

[…]the old gentleman […] pooh-poohed the idea, and finally dismissed Henry in a state of semidesperation[…]
The call of semidesperation via a high-tech status symbol is an emblem of the gap between the past and the present for many of urban America’s self-employed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include desperation, desperacy, destitution, semistarvation, despairing, despair.

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