desesperadamente
/desespeˌɾadaˈmente/ · B2 · adv
desperately
🆘😩 des- (without) + esperar (hope) + -mente = in a without-hope manner
Break it down: des- means without, esperar means to hope, and -mente turns it into an adverb like -ly. So desesperadamente is literally 'hope-less-ly': doing something with no hope left, hence desperately.