desesperante

See also: désespérante

Spanish

Etymology

From desesperar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desespeˈɾante/ [d̪e.ses.peˈɾãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: de‧ses‧pe‧ran‧te

Adjective

desesperante m or f (masculine and feminine plural desesperantes)

infuriating, exasperating
- 2015 July 22, “Preferiría no hacerlo”, in El País‎:
  Salvo en esas coyunturas, la mayor parte del tiempo el gobierno ha mostrado una desesperante desidia para utilizar su cacareado oficio político.
  Save in those circumstances, the majority of the time the government has demonstrated an maddening disinterest in using its crowed-about political role.

Derived terms

desesperantemente

Further reading

“desesperante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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