desperation
/ˌdespəˈreɪʃən/noun
mass noun
- a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behaviour（多指会导致鲁莽或极端行为的）绝望：
she wrote to him in desperation.
她在绝望中给他写了封信。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French， from Latin desperatio（n-）， from the verb desperare （see DESPAIR）.