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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.
Synonyms: , ,the object, state, or result desired or sought after.
The crown was his ambition.
Synonyms: ,desire for work or activity; energy.
I awoke feeling tired and utterly lacking in ambition.
Synonyms: ,
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
- ambitionless adjective
- ambitionlessly adverb
- preambition noun
- superambition noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ambition1
Example Sentences
But turn-of-the-millennium twee passed off its intrepid hopefulness with fully fleshed characters whose ambitions for stability looked just like ours.
And the ambition is that in five years, Mogadishu will not only be a modern city but also a model post-conflict reconstruction.
They will not reconvene until a pre-season camp in September but Van Graan said the ambition to keep getting better will not diminish.
We expect competition between the branches, for “ambition to counteract ambition,” as James Madison put it, to ensure one branch doesn’t get too powerful.
Jesko emphasizes the difficulties Walters faced feeling as an outsider in a male-dominated environment, her personal and professional ambitions and setbacks, as well as her triumphs.
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