"Desperism" : The action of publicly ruining your personal reputation through a desperate or humiliating act in order to preserve a flawed ideology, statement of innocence or ill reputed corporate mandate.
Example #1: "The desperism is evident as John still insists that the world is flat even after seeing the photographs of earth from space.
"Example #2: "Despite the overwhelming physical evidence that proved beyond a doubt that Robert was guilty of the murder, in an act of desperism, he continued to claim his innocence without introducing any contradictory new evidence to provide credence to his statement."
Example #3:"A recent clinically study proved that new widgets produced by FLUBBY INCORPORATED contain lethal amounts of toxic substances. Despite these findings, in an act of desperism, FLUBBY INC'c president released the following statement... "Our products are 100% safe and we urge consumers to continue using FLUBBY brand widgets."
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feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. A desperate person is a person that needs or wants something badly. someone who is to hopeless and just gives up. someone who is despairing, hopeless; anguished, distressed, wretched, desolate, forlorn, distraught, fraught; (of an act or attempt) tried in despair or when everything else has failed; having little hope of success. (of a situation) extremely bad, serious, or dangerous.
Brock is so desperate he needs someone's phone badly to text his friend for help.
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1. feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
2 (of a person) having a great need or desire for something.
Tom is such a desperate f***, literally trying to bang everything that moves.
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When you want a hoodie or cuddles, but you look like too much of a rat to even get a boyfriend.
Shalissa: Omg I'm so desperate
Bobert: Omg same gurl
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Someone who wants something so bad they will go to extreme lengths to get it.
actually laughing at Jakcs pick up lines? that is so desperate.
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when someone will go to extreme lengths to get attention from someone they like
Did u see Serena the other day it was so desperate how she kept trying to get his attention, she was legit hanging off of him but he just ignored her.
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Desperate can mean someone who will move on very quickly and doesnβt actually take time to be with themselves. Are usually scared of being lonely and unloved but can seem foolish and naive as their desire to be liked takes them to the wrong places more often than not.
Dating another strange dude after just breaking up? Paige is so desperate
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