Desire and Liked

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Desire verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Liked and desire are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Liked" with "Desire", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Liked adjective - Found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form.

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Desire and liked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a verb "Liked".

Nearby Words: like, liking, likable, likeable

In the end, it's shown that Giygas and/or the Mani Mani Statue were playing on his desire to be liked, when he states one of his main motivations for destroying the world to be so that "...everyone who won't like me is gone."

Source: Used to Be a Sweet Kid
Ego: Cecil — Mostly sensible, but also driven by a desire to be liked due to his rejection from joining the army

Source: Freudian Trio / Live-Action TV
She won the second Diva Search easily by fan votes and was liked for her uniquer look - as well as expressing a desire to wrestle.

Source: Deader Than Disco / Professional Wrestling

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