aandrang

Definitions of aandrang
  1. noun
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
    synonyms: aandoening, aandrift, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, geneigdheid, gevoel, gevoelen, inclinatie, neiging, sentiment
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    aandoening, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, gevoel, gevoelen, ontroering, sentiment
    any strong feeling
    drift
    a strong feeling or emotion
    complex
    (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
    ambivalentie, dualisme, dualiteit, dubbelheid, tweeslachtigheid
    mixed feelings or emotions
    verlangen
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    geslachtsleven, seks, seksualiteit
    all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
    aardigheid, behagen, gein, genoegen, genot, jeu, jolijt, jool, leut, leute, lol, lust, plezier, pret, schik, sjeu, vermaak, welbehagen
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    afkeer, aversie, degoût, degôut, tegenzin, weerstand, weerzin
    a feeling of aversion or antipathy
    dank, dankbaarheid, erkentelijkheid
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
    ondank, ondankbaarheid
    a lack of gratitude
    luchthartigheid, onbezorgdheid, zorgeloosheid
    a feeling of lack of concern
    trots
    a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
    bevreemding, verbazing, verrassing, verwondering
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    ernst, gravitatie, zwaartekracht
    a solemn and dignified feeling
    hyperesthesie, overgevoeligheid, sensitiviteit
    sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
    levensgeluk, levenslust, levensvreugde
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
    bui, dispositie, geestesgesteldheid, humeur, luim, stemming
    a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
    begeestering, elan, enthousiasme, geestdrift, gloed, ijver, levendigheid, vuur
    a feeling of excitement
    zelfachting, zelfrespect
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
    felheid, hartstocht, verzotheid, vurigheid
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    moedercomplex, oedipuscomplex
    a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved
    minderwaardigheidscomplex
    a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated
    ambitie, aspiratie, aspiraties, eerzucht
    a cherished desire
    hunkering
    an intense desire for some particular thing
    betrachting, desideratum, wens
    a specific feeling of desire
    verlangen
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    aandrift, bevlieging, capriccio, caprice, frats, fratsen, gril, impuls, kunst, kunsten, kuren, kuur, luim, luimen, manie, nuk, nukken, opwelling
    a sudden desire
    aviditeit, gretigheid, happigheid, smaakmaker, trendsetter
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    agonie, doodsangst, doodsstrijd, doodstrijd, lijden, pijniging
    feelings of mental or physical pain
    lijden
    psychological suffering
    fascinatie
    a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
    preferentie, voorliefde, zwak
    a strong liking
    adhesie, instemming, sympathie
    a feeling of liking something or someone good
    achting
    a feeling of delighted approval and liking
    balorigheid, onwil, onwilligheid
    that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
    anglofobie
    dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs
    aliënatie
    the feeling of being alienated from other people
    dank, dankbaarheid, erkentelijkheid
    warm friendly feelings of gratitude
    bekommering, bezorgdheid, ongerustheid, verontrusting
    a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
    consciëntie, geweten
    a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
    zelfachting, zelfrespect
    a feeling of pride in yourself
    ego, egotisme, egoïsme, eigenliefde, ik, ikzucht, narcisme, zelfvergoding, zelfzucht
    an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
    eigenliefde, ijdelheid, ijdeltuiterij, narcisme, zelfvergoding
    feelings of excessive pride
    bevreemding, verbazing, verrassing, verwondering
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
    verwachting
    an expectation
    kleinzerigheid
    sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset
    turbulentie, woelwater
    a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
    afkoeling, verfrissing, verkoeling
    calm and unruffled self-assurance
    angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, benauwdheid, schrik, vrees
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, benauwdheid, schrik, vrees
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    borgtocht
    freedom from anxiety or fear
    hilariteit, vrolijkheid
    a gay feeling
    behaaglijkheid, gezelligheid
    a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
    melancholie, weemoed
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    bedroefdheid, droefenis, droefheid, harteleed, hartenleed, kommer, leed, pijn, rouw, smart, spijt, treurigheid, treurnis, triestheid, verdriet, wee
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    spijt
    sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
    bluts, buts, depressie, deuk
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    optimisme
    the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
    demoralisatie, mismoedigheid, moedeloosheid, verslagenheid
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
    defaitisme, pessimisme
    the feeling that things will turn out badly
    haat, haatgevoel, haatgevoelens, vijandschap
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
    verenigbaarheid
    a feeling of sympathetic understanding
    empathie, inlevingsvermogen
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
    aviditeit, gretigheid, happigheid
    a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
    gemoedsgesteldheid, gemoedstoestand
    the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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    bedoening, situatie, toestand
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  2. noun
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
    synonyms: aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging
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    aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, karakter, natuur, wezen
    the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
    aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, karakter, natuur, wezen
    the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
    inactiviteit, inertie, passivisme, passiviteit
    a disposition to remain inactive or inert
    oprechtheid
    the trait of being serious
    mededeelzaamheid
    the trait of being communicative
    zwijgzaamheid
    the trait of being uncommunicative
    vrouwelijkheid
    the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
    betrouwbaarheid, degelijkheid, soliditeit
    the trait of deserving trust and confidence
    onbetrouwbaarheid
    the trait of not deserving trust or confidence
    individualisme
    the quality of being individual
    berekening, eigenbaat, eigenbelang
    concern for your own interests and welfare
    discipline
    the trait of being well behaved
    ijdelheid, ijdeltuiterij
    the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
    gedrag, procesvoering
    (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
    aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, karakter, natuur, temperament, wezen
    your usual mood
    dramatiek
    the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
    affectie, genegenheid, sympathie, warmte
    a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
    hartstochtelijkheid, onstuimigheid
    the trait of being intensely emotional
    frigiditeit
    a lack of affection or enthusiasm
    inactiviteit, inertie, passivisme, passiviteit
    the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
    gemakzucht, luiheid
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
    ernst, nuchterheid
    a manner that is serious and solemn
    duizeligheid
    an impulsive scatterbrained manner
    lichtvaardigheid, onbedachtzaamheid, onbezonnenheid, onnadenkendheid
    a manner lacking seriousness
    mededeelzaamheid
    a friendly open trait of a talkative person
    elocutie, eloquentie, flux de bouche, welbespraaktheid, welsprekendheid
    the quality of being facile in speech and writing
    babbelzucht, polyfrasie, praatzucht
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
    stomheid
    a refusal to speak when expected
    discretie, geheimhouding
    the trait of keeping things secret
    geslotenheid, zwijgzaamheid
    the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
    alertheid, oplettendheid, opmerkzaamheid
    lively attentiveness
    vigilantie, waakzaamheid
    vigilant attentiveness
    onvoorzichtigheid
    the quality of not being careful or taking pains
    man(ne)lijkheid, mannelijkheid, potentie, viriliteit
    the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
    haantjesgedrag, machismo, machogedrag
    exaggerated masculinity
    responsabiliteit, verantwoordelijkheid, verantwoording
    a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
    enigheid, uniciteit
    the quality of being one of a kind
    merkwaardigheid
    a distinguishing trait
    gevechtservaring
    the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
    aanstichting, initiatief
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
    ambitie, aspiratie, aspiraties, eerzucht
    a strong drive for success
    arbeidsvermogen
    enterprising or ambitious drive
    zelfbedwang, zelfbeheersing, zelfcontrole
    the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
    weerbarstigheid, weerstand
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
    slagvaardigheid
    the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
    halfheid, halfslachtigheid
    the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
    zelfcontrole, zelfdiscipline, zelftucht
    the trait of practicing self discipline
    orde, remming
    discipline in personal and social activities
    incontinentie, ongebondenheid
    indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
    egotisme, egoïsme, ikzucht, zelfzucht
    an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
    loslippigheid, onvoorzichtigheid
    the trait of being injudicious
    objectivisme, objectiviteit
    judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
    subjectivisme, subjectiviteit
    judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
    goedgelovigheid
    tendency to believe readily
    kieskeurigheid, veeleisendheid
    the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style
    code, erecode, gedragscode, manier, manieren, omgangsvorm, omgangsvormen, vorm, vormen
    social deportment
    burgerschap, staatsburgerschap
    conduct as a citizen
    conveniëntie, fatsoen, fatsoenlijkheid, gevoeglijkheid, keurigheid, netheid, ordentelijkheid, welvoeglijkheid
    correct or appropriate behavior
    beheersbaarheid
    capable of being managed or controlled
    weerbarstigheid, weerstand
    the trait of being unmanageable
    ongehoorzaamheid
    the trait of being unwilling to obey
    aanpak, attitude, gedraging, gedragslijn, habitus, houding, opstelling, positie, stijl
    a way of acting or behaving
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    attribuut, eigenschap, hoedanigheid, propriëteit
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  3. noun
    a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
    synonyms: aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging
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    begeerte, dorst, dorsten, haken, honger, hongeren, hunkeren, koorts, reikhalzen, smachten, snakken, zucht
    strong desire for something (not food or drink)
  4. noun
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    synonyms: aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging
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    empathie, inlevingsvermogen
    an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
    confessionalisme, partijdigheid, partijschap
    an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
    objectiviteit, onpartijdigheid
    an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
    voorkeursbehandeling
    a predisposition in favor of something
    antropocentrisme, antropomorfisme
    an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
    etnocentrisme
    belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
    bias, partijdigheid, partijschap, prejudicie, vooroordeel
    a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
    particularisme, streekgebruik
    a partiality for some particular place
    oneerlijkheid, onsportiviteit, onwaarachtigheid
    partiality that is not fair or equitable
    impulsiviteit, luchtigheid, onbevangenheid, speelsheid, spontaniteit, sportiviteit, vrijmoedigheid
    ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
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    attitude, gedraging, gedragslijn, habitus, houding, opstelling, positie
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
  5. noun
    the state of demanding notice or attention
  6. noun
    pressing importance requiring speedy action
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    the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
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    belangrijkheid
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
  7. noun
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
    synonyms: emfaze, klemtoon, nadruk
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    felheid, heftigheid, hevigheid, intensiteit, woestheid
    high level or degree; the property of being intense
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