Desperate may refer to:
Despair (emotion), a feeling of hopelessness
Desperate (film), a 1947 suspense film directed by Anthony Mann
Desperate (Divinyls album), a 1983 album by Australian rock group Divinyls
Desperate (Daphne Khoo album), the 2007 debut album of Daphne Khoo, or its title track
"Desperate", a song by South Korean boy group VIXX from Kratos (EP)
"Desperate", a 2009 song by David Archuleta from David Archuleta (album)
"Desperate", a 2010 song by Fireflight from For Those Who Wait
"Desperate", a song by Jonas Blue from his 2018 album Blue
"Desperate", a 2023 song by Neffex
"Desperate", a 2001 song by Suburban Legends from Suburban Legends
"Desperate (Jamie MacDonald song)", a 2025 song by Jamie MacDonald
"The Desperate", a 2016 song by Owen from The King of Whys