desperate straits

des·pe·ra·testraits

uncommon

noun

1.

a state of extreme distress

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Grammar

noun
singular	desperate straits
plural	desperate straitses

Nearby words

desperado desperate desperately desperate criminal desperate measure desperation despicability despicable despicableness despicably

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