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- [am-bish-uh n]
- /æmˈbɪʃ ən/
- /æmˈbɪʃn/
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- [am-bish-uh n]
- /æmˈbɪʃ ən/
Definitions of ambition word
- countable noun ambition If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it. 3
- uncountable noun ambition Ambition is the desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. 3
- noun ambition strong desire for success, achievement, or distinction 3
- noun ambition something so desired; goal; aim 3
- noun ambition a strong desire to gain a particular objective; specif., the drive to succeed, or to gain fame, power, wealth, etc. 3
- noun ambition the objective strongly desired 3
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Origin of ambition
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English ambicio(u)n (< Middle French) < Latin ambitiōn- (stem of ambitiō), equivalent to amb- ambi- + -i- go + -t- past participle suffix + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Ambition
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ambition popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ambition usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ambition
noun ambition
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
- zeal — fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
Antonyms for ambition
noun ambition
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- distaste — dislike; disinclination.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
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