Desperate
Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
Sudden and desperate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sudden" instead an adjective "Desperate".
Nearby Words: desperately, desperation
Sudden
Sudden adjective - Not expected.
Desperate and sudden are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperate" instead an adjective "Sudden".
Nearby Words: suddenly, suddenness
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It was so sudden and desperate that Samsung even told owners to stop charging their phones until replacement units could be issued.
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Angel is prepared to let the rising sun turn him into ash despite a desperate Buffy's efforts to talk him down, until a sudden snowstorm (in southern California!) blocks the sunrise.
Source: Redemption in the Rain - Halfway through the Gecko Ending of the first anime, after Asuna's birthday party, sudden death, funeral, and cremation, and Negi's desperate search for a way to bring her back to life, Chao Lingshen and Hakase Satomi reveal that they have a Time Machine.
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