- frantic; frenetic; desperate
- inevitable death
- brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)shogisee also
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- frantic; frenetic; desperate
- inevitable death
- brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
This meaning describes a state of extreme urgency or panic, often resulting from a challenging or critical situation. It can refer to the emotional or physical state of a person who is struggling to cope with overwhelming circumstances.
This meaning conveys the idea of a certain or unavoidable end, often used in serious contexts that reflect on mortality and the inescapable nature of death.
This meaning is used in the context of games like chess, where it refers to a situation in which a player is on the verge of being checkmated, making the outcome seemingly unavoidable.
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Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The Clinton camp became desperate to eliminate the white votes Obama had got in both states.
Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.