Coveting
Definition
The act of coveting or craving intensely and its result; the psychological process of developing an obsessive, passionate, and reckless desire for a specific thing; the onset of a hard-to-control structural greed. It is an abstract term sometimes used in philosophical, moral, or literary criticism essays to conceptualize greed.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Coveting
- Intense structural craving
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun variations. Singular: ahtiarea, plural: ahtiari. |
| Formation | Noun of action derived from the verb template 'ahtia' using the structural abstract suffix '-re'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ax.ti.ˈa.re] |
| Source | Glossary of Abstract Nouns and Historical Derivative Paradigms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Această continuă ahtiare după laude goale l-a îndepărtat pe scriitor de adevăratele sale valori artistice.
EN: This continuous coveting for empty praise distanced the writer from his true artistic values.
RO: Filozoful a vorbit în eseul său despre o ahtiare structurală a omului modern după acumularea de tehnologie.
EN: The philosopher spoke in his essay about a structural craving of modern man for accumulating technology.
RO: În piesa de teatru, procesul de ahtiare al personajului principal este descris treptat, culminând cu nebunia sa.
EN: In the play, the main character's process of intense craving is described gradually, culminating in his madness.
Idioms & Phrases
Proces de ahtiare / Process of coveting
RO: Evoluția psihologică negativă prin care o dorință simplă se transformă într-o obsesie devoratoare.
EN: The negative psychological evolution through which a simple desire turns into a consuming obsession.
Ahtiare materială / Material craving
RO: Orientarea exclusivă a aspirațiilor unui individ spre obținerea de bogății palpabile.
EN: The exclusive orientation of an individual's aspirations toward obtaining tangible wealth.
Orizont de ahtiare / Horizon of intense desire
RO: Metaforă critică utilizată pentru a descrie limitele ambițiilor egoiste ale unei societăți degradate structural.
EN: A critical metaphor used to describe the limits of the selfish ambitions of a structurally degraded society.
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