Desire — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

an inclination to want things

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈeɪsaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪzˈaɪə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪzˈaɪə/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈeɪsaɪn/.

Examples

a man of many desires
I want to go home now
I want my own room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trust want hope

Parts of Speech

noun	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
noun	an inclination to want things “a man of many desires”
noun	something that is desired
verb	feel or have a desire for; want strongly “I want to go home now”
verb	expect and wish “I trust you will behave better from now on”
verb	express a desire for

Word Forms

desire	verb	feel or have a desire for; want strongly
desirous	adjective	having or expressing desire for something
desire	noun	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
wanter	noun	a person who wants or needs something
want	noun	a specific feeling of desire
hope	noun	one of the three Christian virtues
hoper	noun	a person who hopes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wunsch

das Gefühl, das mit einem unzufriedenen Zustand einhergeht

🇫🇷French

désir

le sentiment qui accompagne un état d'insatisfaction

🇪🇸Spanish

deseo

El sentimiento que acompaña a un estado de insatisfacción.

🇮🇹Italian

desiderio

la sensazione che accompagna uno stato di insoddisfazione

🇳🇱Dutch

wens

het gevoel dat gepaard gaat met een ontevreden toestand

🇵🇹Portuguese

desejo

o sentimento que acompanha um estado de insatisfação

🇷🇺Russian

желание

чувство, сопровождающее неудовлетворенное состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इच्छा

वह भावना जो असंतुष्ट अवस्था के साथ आती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ইচ্ছা

অনুভূতি যা একটি অসন্তুষ্ট অবস্থার সাথে থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆசை

திருப்தியற்ற நிலையுடன் வரும் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

కోరిక

సంతృప్తి చెందని స్థితితో కూడిన భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

इच्छा

एक असमाधानी स्थिती सोबत असलेली भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇચ્છા

લાગણી જે અસંતુષ્ટ રાજ્ય સાથે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಸೆ

ಅತೃಪ್ತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഗ്രഹം

അതൃപ്‌തികരമായ അവസ്ഥയ്‌ക്കൊപ്പമുള്ള വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੱਛਾ

ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਰਾਜ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خواہش

وہ احساس جو غیر مطمئن حالت کے ساتھ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欲望

伴随着不满足的状态的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

欲望

満たされていない状態に伴う感情

🇰🇷Korean

욕구

만족스럽지 못한 상태에 수반되는 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mong muốn

cảm giác đi kèm với trạng thái không hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

ความต้องการ

ความรู้สึกที่มาพร้อมกับสภาวะไม่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menginginkan

perasaan yang menyertai keadaan tidak puas

🇵🇭Filipino

pagnanasa

ang pakiramdam na kasama ng isang hindi nasisiyahang estado

🇲🇾Malay

keinginan

perasaan yang mengiringi keadaan tidak berpuas hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرغب

الشعور الذي يصاحب حالة عدم الرضا

🇮🇷Persian

میل

احساسی که با یک حالت ناراضی همراه است

🇹🇷Turkish

arzu

tatminsiz bir duruma eşlik eden duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְשׁוּקָה

התחושה המלווה במצב לא מסופק

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