desperation
— Noun
– English
~ a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
desperation
— Noun
– English
~ desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
despicability
— Noun
– English
~ unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
despicable
— Adjective
– English
~ morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
despicableness
— Noun
– English
~ unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
despicably
— Adverb
– English
~ in a despicable manner; "he acted despicably"
despisal
— Noun
– English
~ a feeling of scornful hatred
despise
— Verb
– English
~ look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
despised
— Adjective
– English
~ treated with dislike or contempt
despising
— Noun
– English
~ a feeling of scornful hatred
despite
— Noun
– English
~ contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
despite
— Noun
– English
~ lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
despiteful
— Adjective
– English
~ showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
despitefully
— Adverb
– English
~ in a maliciously spiteful manner; "pray for them that despitefully use us"
despoil
— Verb
– English
~ destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
despoil
— Verb
– English
~ steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
despoilation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of stripping and taking by force
despoiled
— Adjective
– English
~ having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
despoiler
— Noun
– English
~ someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)