1. the quality or state of being desperate; extreme urgency or hopelessness
Usage: uncountable; formal
2. the quality of being reckless or dangerous due to loss of hope
Usage: uncountable

Examples

• The desperateness of the situation forced them to make a difficult decision.
• She spoke with a tone of desperateness as she pleaded for help.
• The desperateness in his eyes showed how much he needed a second chance.
• Their desperateness to escape led them to take dangerous risks.
• The team played with desperateness in the final minutes of the game.
• He felt the desperateness of his circumstances closing in on him.