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desperate

adjective
  1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
    despairing
  2. desperately determined
    do-or-die
  3. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
    “a desperate criminal”
  4. showing extreme courage
    heroic
  5. fraught with extreme danger
    dire
  6. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
    “felt a desperate urge to confess”
noun
  1. a person who is frightened and in need of help
    “they prey on the hopes of the desperate”