욕망

yongmang · [용망]

desire · craving

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. desire; cravingThe act of longing for something, or such a longing.

Written Forms

욕망Hangul
欲望/慾望Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

When acting out complex emotional arcs, you must constantly ask yourself what the true desire hidden behind the character's mask is.

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The desire for achievement can sometimes be a driving force, but it becomes poison when it is excessive.

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Through this very point, writers three-dimensionally portray the characters' flaws and desires.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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