No, desperation is not an emotion but despair, or depression from anxiety, is emotion, and a person becomes desperate because of despair.
Desperation is a state of being where emotion is feeling. Sure, you can feel desperate but it comes from out side forces not inside emotion.
You are desperate for something, relief or an answer. Emotion has no cure. You can feel better but emotion is a part of being human.
The word 'desperation' is a noun, an uncountable, common, abstract noun; a word for a loss of hope and surrender to despair; a state of hopelessness leading to rashness; a word for an emotion.
The word 'despair' is a noun, a common, abstract, uncountable noun; a word for an emotion. Related nouns are despairer, desperation, and the gerund, despairing.
in desperation i sit waiting for you
Desperation - album - was created in 2003.
desperation
"That person's desperation is making her want to scream at somebody."
Desperation Day was created on 2011-02-14.
Good Good Desperation was created in 2009.
Desperation (APEX)
A New Shape of Desperation was created in 2006-06.
Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation was created in 2005.
Who You Are - Desperation Band album - was created on 2006-06-06.