inhiation

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/ɪnhaɪˈeɪʃən/

noun

A gaping after; eager desire; craving.

OriginLatin inhiātiō →
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Meanings

nouninhiation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA gaping after; eager desire; craving.

    Who was he […] that said, "Marriage was a loosing the reins to luxury, an inhiation after obscene lusts?"

    1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy

Origin

  1. Latininhiātiō
  2. Englishinhiation

From Latin inhiātiō, from inhiō, from in- + hiō (“gape”).

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APA

inhiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhiation

MLA

“inhiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inhiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhiation.

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