The phrase "a desperate state of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that is extremely urgent or critical, often implying a need for immediate action or intervention.
Example: "The community found itself in a desperate state of disarray after the natural disaster struck."
Alternatives: "a dire situation of" or "a critical condition of".
This is a desperate state of affairs".
Today, though it has escaped demolition, it is in a desperate state of disrepair, an attempt at gaining grade II* listed status having failed in 1998.
"We are in a desperate state of need to nurture values in a positive, respectful and substantive way," Mr. Bess said.
"We are not interested in taking money from Ethiopia when it is in such a desperate state of human need," he said.
In its heyday the Sofaer building housed shops that sold imported luxuries like liqueurs and cigarettes; a Viennese coffee shop; a Japanese hospital; and the Reuters news agency.The building is, like many others, currently in a desperate state of disrepair.
It is hard to hear the word "Katrina" and not think of the Superdome in a desperate state, of people stranded, seemingly ignored, while the President told the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, "You're doing a heckuva job".
They at that stage were in a desperate state for fear of drowning".
Most frequently he repeats, "My thoughts are under my control," a wishful assessment of a clearly desperate state of mind.
R.C. MacLeod also wondered if it had been waved in 1600, when the clan was in a desperate state in the midst of warring with the Macdonalds of Sleat.
In next weekend's game against England, the United States faces a nation in an almost desperate state of expectancy.
"This is a truly desperate state of affairs that demands swift and decisive action," the Daily Telegraph's Jeremy Warner wrote in his column following the release of the report.
