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Definition and Synonyms for 欲望
| 1. | 欲望 | 何かを切望する気持ち |
| Appetency | a feeling of craving something | |
| Synonyms: | 欲望 | |
| 2. | 欲 | 欲求への特定の気持ち |
| Want | a specific feeling of desire | |
| Synonyms: | 夢, 希望, 庶幾, 志望, 志願, 念願, 思い, 思う, 所願, 望, 望み, 望む, 欲, 欲望, 欲求, 要望, 願, 願い, 願う, 願望 | |
| 3. | 切望 | 長引いている果たされていない願望か必要性 |
| Longing | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | |
| Synonyms: | 切望, 志望, 念願, 思い, 思う, 思慕, 想望, 慕情, 憧れ, 憧れる, 憧憬, 所望, 望み, 望む, 欲望, 欲求, 渇き, 渇く, 熱望, 願い, 願う, 願望 | |
| 4. | 欲 | 望まれているもの |
| Desire | something that is desired | |
| Synonyms: | デザイア, 志望, 志願, 念, 思い, 思う, 意欲, 愛欲, 憧れ, 憧れる, 所望, 望み, 望む, 欲, 欲望, 欲求, 色気, 願い, 願う, 願望 |
Meanings for each kanji in 欲望
| » | 欲 | longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving |
| » | 望 | ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect |
Categories 欲望 is a member of
| 1. | 渇き | 満たされていない状態を伴う気持ち |
| Desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state | |
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| 2. | 欲求 | ある特別なものに対する強い欲求 |
| Craving | an intense desire for some particular thing | |
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| 3. | 覚醒 | 高められた生理活動の状態 |
| Arousal | a state of heightened physiological activity | |
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Sample Sentences for 欲望
人生とは、病人が寝台を変えたという欲望に取り憑かれている、一個の病院である。
Life is merely a hospital where patients are possessed with the desire to change beds.
彼はもう一本煙草を吸いたいという欲望に勝てなかった。
He couldn't overcome the desire for another cigarette.
制御さえなければ、これらの力は危険と破壊をもたらすかもしれないが、ひとたび完全に支配されたならば、それらは人間の意志と欲望に従わせることができる。
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.
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