Desperation
Pronunciation : Des`per*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. desperatio: cf. OF. desperation.]
Definition : 1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. This desperation of success chills all our industry. Hammond.
2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury. In the desperation of the moment, the officers even tried to cut their way through with their swords. W. Irving.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913