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miss vs desire

desire vs miss

miss and desire both are nouns.

miss and desire both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miss Yes No Yes No
desire Yes No Yes No
As verbs, desire is a hypernym of miss; that is, desire is a word with a broader meaning than miss:
  • miss: feel or suffer from the lack of
  • desire: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
Other hypernyms of miss include want.
miss (noun) desire (noun)
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) an inclination to want things
a young female the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
something that is desired
miss (verb) desire (verb)
leave undone or leave out feel or have a desire for; want strongly
fail to experience express a desire for
fail to reach expect and wish
feel or suffer from the lack of
fail to reach or get to
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
be without
fail to attend an event or activity
be absent
Difference between miss and desire

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