desperate

As adjectives the difference between distressed and desperate

is that distressed is anxious or uneasy while desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

As a verb distressed

is (distress).

As adjectives the difference between desperate and undefined

is that desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

As adjectives the difference between desperate and needy

is that desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless while needy is in need, poor.

As an adjective desperate

is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

As a verb pressured is

(pressure).

As adjectives the difference between desperate and hasty

is that desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless while hasty is acting in haste; being too hurried or quick (eg without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it ).

As adjectives the difference between desperate and needly

is that desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless while needly is (informal) like a needle or needles.

As an adverb needly is

(archaic) zealously; carefully; earnestly or needly can be (archaic) necessarily; of necessity.

As an adjective desperate

is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

As a noun haste is

speed; swiftness; dispatch.

As a verb haste is

to urge onward; to hasten.

As an adjective desperate

is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

As a noun emergency is

a situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

As adjectives the difference between desperate and impatient

is that desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless while impatient is impatient.

As adjectives the difference between moderate and desperate

is that moderate is not excessive; acting in moderation while desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

As a noun moderate

is one who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.

As a verb moderate

is to reduce the excessiveness of (something).