Desperation
WordNet
noun
(1) Desperate recklessness
"It was a policy of desperation"
(2) A state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly
"They were rescued from despair at the last minute"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
- A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.