feel desperate

Frequency: 8.2145.7 per million words

Indicates an internal feeling of desperation.

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Examples (10)

  • After days of searching for his lost dog, he began to feel desperate.
  • She felt utterly desperate when she realized she had missed the last train home.
  • It's common to feel desperate when facing unemployment.
  • Trapped in the collapsed mine, the workers started to feel desperate for rescue.
  • You might feel desperate if you don't see any progress, but don't give up.
  • He felt so desperate for money that he considered selling his car.
  • As the water level rose, the villagers felt increasingly desperate.
  • Do you ever feel desperate when everything seems to be going wrong?
  • Losing his life's work in a fire made him feel desperate and hopeless.
  • I was starting to feel a little desperate about finding a solution in time.