The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.

a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"

Desperation is a Horror novel by Stephen King. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, The Regulators. It was made into a TV movie starring Ron Perlman ten years later in 2006.

Desperation Band at New Life Church.