desperate
/ˈdespərət/
Syllables des·per·ate
Stress DES-per-ate
Phonics Breakdown
des
/des/
short e
per
/pər/
schwa
ate
/ət/
schwa
Meaning
feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
Sound Reference
💡
des=/des/(desk) + per=/pər/(person) + ate=/ət/(chocolate)
Example
She felt desperate when she lost her job.