English-Portuguese translations for desperation

• desesperação
• desespero
  Essa atitude apenas contribui para agravar o desespero que se vive nas zonas rurais. That adds to the existing desperation in the countryside.
  As redes criminosas que exploram o desespero das pessoas têm de ser eliminadas. The criminal networks that exploit people's desperation must be tackled.
  É trágico que a pobreza e o desespero levem as pessoas a vender os seus órgãos. It is tragic that poverty and desperation should drive people to sell their organs.

Definition of desperation

• The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope
• reckless fury

Related words

• desperate
• desperately
• desperate times call for desperate measures
• desperate times require desperate measures
• desperate cuts must have desperate cures
• desperate needs lead to desperate deeds
• desperately boring
• desperate act