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ambition
[ am-bish-uhn ]
noun
- an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment:
Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
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- the object, state, or result desired or sought after:
The crown was his ambition.
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- desire for work or activity; energy:
I awoke feeling tired and utterly lacking in ambition.
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verb (used with object)
- to seek after earnestly; aspire to.
ambition
/ æˈɪʃə /
noun
- strong desire for success, achievement, or distinction
- something so desired; goal; aim
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·tDz· adjective
- ·tDz··ly adverb
- a·tDz noun
- p··tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ambition1
Example Sentences
"It's my father's ambition. He's nearly 69 but he keeps wanting to get bigger and get better. I don't see him retiring, I just see him dying one day," he said.
This authenticity branding is important to the success of the "Girls Gone Bible" brand, given the Christian right's dim view of female ambition.
Jen finds a way to leak news regarding camp conditions to Ursula, whose guilt is matched by her journalist’s ambition to rise beyond her work as a beauty writer.
It's one that Republican women have often tried to minimize by leaning into a "tradwife" aesthetic, hoping that a submissive voice and affect could distract from their ambition.
The US, for instance, sees Japan and South Korea as a bulwark against Chinese expansionist ambitions.
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