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desperado
- /dɛspəˈɹɑːdəʊ/ UK
Where it comes from
From obsolete Spanish desperado, past participle of desperar, archaic form of desesperar (“to despair”), from Latin disperare (“to despair, to lose hope”), from prefix dis- + sperare (“to hope”). Doublet of desperate.
noun desperadoes · desperados
- A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West. The kind of persons who excite or give signal to such revolutions — students, young men of letters […], or fierce and justly bankrupt desperadoes, acting everywhere on the discontent of the millions and blowing it into flame, — might give rise to reflections as to the character of our epoch.
- A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc. The shortstops and desperados were not permitted to play in this marker crap game.
- A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.
- A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.
Translations
Talk about this word "desperado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/desperado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. desperado. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/desperado "desperado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/desperado.Cite this
@misc{desperado_2026,
title = {desperado},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/desperado},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
