Hypernyms for "desire"
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ambition
aspiration
begrudge
bloodlust
caprice
care
concupiscence
crave
craving
dream
envy
eros
fancy
feel like
go for
greed
hanker
hope
hunger
hungriness
impulse
itch
lech after
like
long
longing
lust
lust after
materialism
miss
passion
philistinism
physical attraction
rage
seek
sexual desire
spoil
starve
take to
temptation
thirst
thirstiness
urge
want
whim
wish
wish well
wishing
yearn
yearning
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.