Desperate (Noun)
Meaning
A person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The charity organization provided aid to the desperate refugees fleeing the war-torn country.
- Scammers often target the desperate, promising them quick fixes to their financial problems.
- The desperate family had been searching for a cure for their child's rare disease for years.
- The city's homeless shelters were filled with the desperate, people who had lost everything and had nowhere else to turn.
- The company's false advertising preys on the hopes of the desperate, promising them unrealistic results.