semidesperation

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noun

A state approaching desperation.

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Meanings

nounsemidesperation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA state approaching desperation.

    […]the old gentleman […] pooh-poohed the idea, and finally dismissed Henry in a state of semidesperation[…]

    1858, Biddulph Warner, The coquette, page 6
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    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.

    2009 June 7, Emily Bazelon, “The Self-Employed Depression”, in New York Times

Origin

From semi- + desperation.

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APA

semidesperation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidesperation

MLA

“semidesperation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidesperation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semidesperation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidesperation.

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