DESPERATION

We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.

There was a note of desperation in her voice.

Driven to desperation by the noise, we called the police.

In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.

In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.

She became a thief out of sheer desperation.

Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future.

The robbery was an act of desperation.

With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door.

to drive smb. to desperation - доводить кого-л. до крайности /до бешенства/

I was in desperation - я был доведён до крайности

to drive smb to desperation — доводить кого-л. до отчаяния / до крайности