Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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DESPERATION, noun
1. A despairing; a giving up of hope; as desperation of success.
2. Hopelessness; despair; as, the men were in a state of desperation Hence,
3. Fury; rage; disregard of safety or danger; as, the men fought with desperation; they were urged to desperation
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