behoefte

Definitions of behoefte
  1. noun
    the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
    synonyms: gemotiveerdheid, motivatie, reden, waarom
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    a motive for living
    deontologie, moraal, moraliteit, plichtenleer, zede, zedelijkheid, zeden
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
    afweging, beweeggrond, beweegreden, considerans, drijfveer, grond, motief, overweging, ratio
    a rational motive for a belief or action
    aanmoediging, aanmoedigingspremie, incentive, opwekking, prestatiedrang, prikkel, starterspremie, startpremie, startsubsidie, stimulans
    a positive motivational influence
    aandrift, drang, impuls, opwelling, zucht
    a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation
    infatuatie, manie
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
    reiskoorts, reislust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
    idee-fixe
    an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
    consciëntie, geweten, rechtvaardigheidsgevoel
    motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  2. noun
    a condition requiring relief
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    gebrek, gemis, ontstentenis, tekort
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    necessiteit, nood, noodzaak, noodzakelijkheid, onvermijdelijkheid, urgentie
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
    honger, schaarste, voedselgebrek, voedselschaarste, voedseltekort
    an acute insufficiency
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    gesteldheid, hoedanigheid, staat, standing, status, voorwaarde
    a state at a particular time
  3. verb
    have need of
    synonyms: behoeven, disfunctioneren, hoeven, mankeren, schelen
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    bevinden, steken, uitmaken, verkeren, vormen, zijn, zitten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  4. verb
    have or feel a need for
    synonyms: dienen, hebben, hoeven, moeten, zullen
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