lust
/lʌst/noun
उच्चारण लस्ट
लालसा, वासना
Core word
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[U, C]
very strong desire; very strong sexual desire
लालसा, वासना
- lust for power
- The play shows how a lust for money destroys a once happy family.
- His lust for fame made him forget his friends.
+ 2 more examples
- The king's lust for power led him to start many wars.
- She had a lust for travel and visited a new country every year.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lust for + noun
Use for to name what a person desires intensely, such as power or wealth.
जिस चीज की तीव्र इच्छा हो, जैसे सत्ता या धन, उसे बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
- His lust for power ruined him.
- The villain's lust for gold led to his fall.
lust after + noun (verb)
As a verb, lust after means to desire strongly.
क्रिया के रूप में 'lust after' का अर्थ तीव्र इच्छा करना है।
- He lusted after wealth.
lust of / for life
A lust for life means great enthusiasm for living.
'A lust for life' का अर्थ जीवन के प्रति बड़ा उत्साह है।
- She has a real lust for life.
uncountable noun
Lust is normally uncountable and often negative in tone.
'Lust' प्रायः uncountable है और अक्सर नकारात्मक भाव में आता है।
- Lust is one of the seven deadly sins.
+Collocations 4
lust for + noun
powermoneyfamebloodadventureknowledge
- The king's lust for land started the war.
adjective + lust
blindgreedyunbridledinsatiablesheer
- Blind lust for money destroyed their friendship.
verb + lust
feelsatisfyresistshowgive in to
- He tried to resist his lust for sweets.
lust + compounds
wanderlustbloodlustlust for lifepower lust
- Her wanderlust took her across India.
“More examples 6
- The poem condemns the lust for wealth.
कविता धन की लालसा की निंदा करती है।
- His lust for knowledge kept him in the library until closing time.
ज्ञान की उसकी तीव्र इच्छा उसे बंद होने के समय तक पुस्तकालय में रोके रखती थी।
- The play shows how lust for the throne destroys a family.
नाटक दिखाता है कि सिंहासन की लालसा परिवार को कैसे नष्ट करती है।
- Radhika's grandfather has a lust for life even at eighty.
राधिका के दादा में अस्सी वर्ष की आयु में भी जीवन के प्रति उत्साह है।
- Greed and lust are common themes in old fables.
लोभ और लालसा पुरानी दंतकथाओं के आम विषय हैं।
- Radhika's teacher warned that a lust for marks should not replace real learning.
राधिका की शिक्षिका ने चेताया कि अंकों की लालसा को सच्ची शिक्षा की जगह नहीं लेनी चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He has a lust of power.
✓ He has a lust for power.
Lust takes for before the object of desire.
इच्छा की वस्तु से पहले 'lust' के साथ 'for' आता है।
✗ She lusts to the money.
✓ She lusts after the money.
The verb lust takes after or for.
क्रिया 'lust' के साथ 'after' या 'for' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns describe strong wants, from harmful to positive.
ये noun तीव्र चाहतों को बताते हैं, हानिकारक से सकारात्मक तक।
A very strong desire, often negative or physical.
अत्यंत तीव्र इच्छा, प्रायः नकारात्मक या शारीरिक।
- A lust for power.
Wanting more money or food than you need.
आवश्यकता से अधिक धन या भोजन की चाह।
- His greed ruined him.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lust for power (strong desire for power).
Collocation 'lust for power' (सत्ता की लालसा)।