lust1 nounlust2 verb
lustlust1 /lʌst/ noun 
WORD ORIGINlust1
Origin:
Old EnglishEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He was a man possessed by greed, jealousy and lust.
- Her lust for money is insatiable.
- There was a mixture of lust and guilt in his eyes.
- These were not feelings of love but of lust, pure and simple.
- Throughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.
- He felt as if he had been led through the seven deadly sins one by one, with lust leading the way.
- If it was lust, there were other ladies ready and willing.
- Must Aegisth tote a live snake for us to realize that lust was the motivation for the murder of Agamemnon?
- She looked more desirable than ever; now, closing his aching eyes behind their glasses, he felt lust rise.
- Visual lust and inconsistency make fine bedfellows, I can tell you.
- We are born with the potential to develop lust, hunger, and anger.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone's sexual feelings, needs, or behaviour
relating to sexual feelings or behaviour: · Dr Ruth offers advice on sexual problems.· It's important to take your partner's sexual needs into consideration.· He had to admit that his feelings for her were mostly sexual.
someone's sexual feelings or needs, that are part of their basic character: · Teenagers are often confused about their sexuality, for example whether they are gay or straight.female/male sexuality: · She has written a fascinating book on female sexuality.somebody's sexuality: · Gradually he came to understand and accept his own sexuality.
someone's desire to have sex - use this especially to talk about how strong or weak this is: · These drugs may affect your sex drive.· For many men, having a powerful sex drive is essential to their confidence.
a very strong feeling of wanting to have sex with someone, because you think they are very beautiful or sexually attractive - used especially in literature: · As she held him close she was filled with desire.· When she was drunk she could hardly contain her sexual desires.desire for: · The smell of her perfume was enough to awaken his desire for her.
a very strong feeling of wanting to have sex with someone - use this when you are showing that someone's feeling is only physical and does not involve love: · These were not feelings of love but of lust, pure and simple.· He was a man possessed by greed, jealousy and lust.
someone's need to have sex - use this especially in medical contexts: · Drinking too much often results in a loss of libido.· Most doctors agree that a suppressed libido is often associated with emotional and psychological problems.
a feeling that you want to do or have something especially written a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wanting to do something, especially something important, which makes you try very hard to have it or do it: desire to do something: · Young children have a keen desire to learn and succeed.desire for: · After so many years of war, there was a great desire for peace.a strong/keen/burning desire: · Young Peryoux left home for Paris, armed with a guitar, and a burning desire to succeed.
formal something that you want to happen, especially when this is very important to you: · His last wish was that his body should be buried in his home town.somebody's dearest/greatest wish (=the thing they want most of all): · She always wanted to see her grandchildren again - it was her dearest wish.
a very strong and long-lasting desire for something that you are unlikely to get - used especially in stories and literature: longing/yearning for: · She felt a great longing for the sights, sounds and smells of home.· The story gives a sensitive account of Paul's innocent yearning for love and affection.longing/yearning to do something: · At 18 I had a strong yearning to leave my small town, and see the world.
a very strong and uncontrollable desire to have something that you think about all the time, especially food, attention, or a drug: · After a week without smoking, the craving began to disappear.craving for: · The symptoms include a craving for sweet foods.
a very strong desire to have something, such as money or power, that can make you do evil things to get what you want: lust for: · Throughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.· Her lust for money is insatiable.
a strong desire to have something regularly or do something regularly: appetite for: · He has a tremendous appetite for hard work.insatiable appetite (=extremely strong appetite): · The public has an insatiable appetite for scandal and political controversy.whet somebody's appetite (=make it stronger): · The dangers of the climb up Mt. Washington only whetted our appetite for more adventure.
a strong desire to do something, even though you know it is wrong, dangerous, unnecessary etc: temptation to do something: · There is always a temptation to blame others for your own problems.resist the temptation (=not do something, even though you want to): · Resist the temptation to get involved. After all, it's not your problem.give in to temptation (=to do something, after trying not to): · In the end, he gave in to temptation, and lit his first cigarette in five days.
an extremely strong desire, usually an unreasonable one, that is difficult or impossible to control: · The patient had a compulsion that caused him to wash his hands 20 or 30 times a day.compulsion to do something: · He felt a sudden compulsion to laugh out loud.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Hitler’s lust for powerCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
Hitler’s lust for power· I had not realised that one innocent man's plight could arouse such blood lust.· It filled his enemies with terror and his own troops with unshakeable faith and unquenchable blood lust.· But she fell back, reading in both Harold's eyes and Felicity's an unstoppable blood lust.· Things had now degenerated into a blood lust.· Is this satisfying everyone's innate, latent, hopefully minimal blood lust?
VERB· Such acts, he said, only served envy and the ambition of enraged parties or satisfied the cravings of lust.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[countable, uncountable] very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love: - Quinn's lust for life is contagious.
- In view of her lust for life, her appetite simply for living?
My feelings for Lauren were pure lust.2[singular, uncountable] a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money – used to show disapprovallust for Hitler’s lust for power3(a) lust for life a strong determination to enjoy life as much as possible – used to show approval: the happy-go-lucky lust for life so typical of southern Italylust1 nounlust2 verb
lustlust2 verb lust after/for somebody/something phrasal verb1to be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them: She had secretly lusted after him for years.2to want something very much, especially something that you do not really need: This is a car to lust after.