Desire and Miss

Desire

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

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Miss and desire are semantically related in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Miss" instead a verb "Desire".

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

Miss verb - Feel or suffer from the lack of.

Usage example: He misses his mother

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Desire and miss are semantically related in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a verb "Miss", if it concerns topics such as want.

Nearby Words: missed, missing

game	desire game	miss game
friends	desire friends	miss friends

Miss Piggy is torn between her love for Kermit the Frog and her desire to be a bigger star.

Source: Hostile Show Takeover
An Omnicidal Maniac may either express a desire to preserve one person or event that they like, or say that it's the one thing they'll miss after destroying the world.

Source: You Will Be Spared
He's generally an ever-cheerful and pleasant guy, despite his desire to rule the world, and doesn't really want to destroy Sonic like he claims, and though he attempted to do so, he regrets it later, actually stating that he'll miss him.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Adventure 2

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