consumed by desire



consumed by desire

Completely absorbed and controlled by one's passion or lust for something or someone. Jonathan found himself consumed by desire to be with Stephen, such that he could no longer pay attention in class. Many men, consumed by desire for a woman, have committed atrocious and sometimes bizarre acts of depravity. Consumed by his desire to rule the world, the dictator was blind to the mutiny of his advisors.
See also: consume, desire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Reeves[ri:vz]
Adoraah-DHO-rahSpanish
Ron[rɔn]
ØRjanUUR-yahnNorwegian
Ilanit-Hebrew
Verenave-RE-nah (German)German, Late Roman