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絶望的

Reading

Kana: ぜつぼうてき
Romaji: zetsubouteki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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desperate; hopeless

Kanji

Readings: ゼツ、 た.える、 た.やす、 た.つ
Meanings: discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

戦況(せんきょう)絶望的(ぜつぼうてき)だった。
➥The war situation was desperate.
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自殺(じさつ)絶望的(ぜつぼうてき)行為(こうい)だ。
➥Suicide is a desperate act.
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絶望的(ぜつぼうてき)(たたか)いの(なか)貴君(きくん)師団(しだん)善戦(ぜんせん)したことは(たか)評価(ひょうか)されている。
➥Your division was highly praised for fighting well in the midst of a hopeless conflict.
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状況(じょうきょう)絶望的(ぜつぼうてき)のようだ。
➥The situation appears desperate.
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患者(かんじゃ)症状(しょうじょう)(まった)絶望的(ぜつぼうてき)だ。
➥The patient is sick beyond all hope.
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そんな(おそ)ろしい行為(こうい)(うった)えた(とき)、その若者(わかもの)大変(たいへん)絶望的(ぜつぼうてき)になっていたに(ちが)いない。
➥The young man must have felt very desperate when he resorted to such a terrible act.
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