Desperate
Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
Shot down and desperate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shot down" instead an adjective "Desperate".
Nearby Words: desperately, desperation
Shot down
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- The story involves an RAF bomber grew that gets shot down over Germany and then goes on a, yes, desperate journey across Germany.
Source: Works Set in World War II -
One Mook even kills himself with a mouth held hand grenade after getting shot down by Uso (who also has him at gunpoint) because he's so horrified that things are so bad on earth that supposedly he can't stand the thought of earth forces being so desperate they use children as fighters/pilots.
- Non-Standard Game Over: Failing the last mission of Invasion Earth results in a cutscene showing Wildcard being shot down, the Omaha being destroyed, and the news caster broadcasting a desperate plea for help with no one left to answer.
Source: Video Game / Shockwave
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