desesperação

Portuguese

Etymology

From desesperar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zis.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.ziʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zeʃ.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zes.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.z(i)ʃ.pɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

desesperação f (plural desesperações)

1. desperation (the act of despairing or becoming desperate)

   Synonym: (more common) desespero