prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
longing, yearning
| Kinds of ...: longing, yearning |
kinds of:
- hankering, yen — a yearning for something or to do something
- pining — a feeling of deep longing
- wishfulness — an unrealistic yearning
- wistfulness — a sadly pensive longing
- nostalgia — longing for something past
- discontentment, discontent, discontentedness — a longing for something better than the present situation
| ... is a Kind of: longing, yearning |
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