power-hungry
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈpaʊər ˈhʌŋɡri/
- Offensive
:
sediento de poder
- When he enforced the law, the people saw him as power-hungry and autocratic.
I mean, 'cause if women turn power hungry, then what?
- I mean, 'cause if women turn power hungry, then what?
- It's good to have progress, but I feel like people get a little power hungry.
- We're going to talk about why do humans form hierarchical societies and why are we so power hungry?
- You will have the narcissistic raging, inappropriate, power hungry, one person wrecking crew, harassing tyrant at work.
- One of the problems that we noticed was like, in some ways, like too many priests were getting, you know, big head getting power hungry.
- They're all a mask for the power hungry left, which believes that with enough power, it can create paradise and constantly produces hell instead.
- Shell and Veronica are constantly putting eggs because they're both equally as forceful and they both are power hungry.
Examples
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Even their successful anti-colonial struggles turned into empty victories, with Arab populations subject to power-hungry rulers, sadistic despots, or religious fanatics.
Academic text (2008) -
She is a greedy, power hungry individual who uses her father to crush business people or anyone else who stands in her way.
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I was characterized coming out of that experience by at least one person as a power hungry control freak.
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Does it reside in the new power-hungry politicians?
Fiction book (1997) -
There are no ends to the lengths these power-hungry capitalists will go to have it all their own way.
Blog text (13) -
Indeed, the very presence of the militia would deter power-hungry federal officials from even entertaining such schemes.
Academic text (2000) -
Muslim countries tend to be poor, tribal, and easily manipulated by power-hungry despots.
Blog text (17) -
Wherever there's a brainwashing cult, there's always a power-hungry leader.
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As Faren and Constance Ash have noted, the power-hungry and the fearful tend to be paired together.
Blog text (8) -
His power-hungry actions showed that he would do anything to increase his influence over the team.
Synonyms
3
9.9
To feel and act as if you are much more powerful than you are
Antonyms
How Power-Seeking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Power-hungry combines power, meaning 'control', and hungry, meaning 'wanting food', so you can picture a person who is always 'hungry' for more control. That's why it describes someone who has a strong and excessive desire to control or dominate others.