所有欲(しょゆうよく)

しょゆうよく
noun
desire for possession; possessiveness
emotion
1. desire for possession; possessiveness; acquisitive desire
The desire to own things or to have something exclusively for oneself. Can refer to material possessions, relationships, or abstract things.
所有欲(しょゆうよく)が強(つよ)い。
To have a strong desire for possession.
所有欲(しょゆうよく)を満(み)たすために買(か)い物(もの)をする。
To shop in order to satisfy the desire for possession.
年(とし)を取(と)るにつれて物(もの)に対(たい)する所有欲(しょゆうよく)が薄(うす)れてきた。
As I've gotten older, my desire for possessing things has faded.

Part of the ～欲(よく) (desire for ~) word family, which includes 支配欲(しはいよく) (desire for control), 独占欲(どくせんよく) (desire to monopolize), and 購買欲(こうばいよく) (desire to buy). The word can carry a negative connotation when describing excessive materialism or controlling behavior in relationships. Common collocations: 所有欲(しょゆうよく)が強(つよ)い (to be possessive), 所有欲(しょゆうよく)を満(み)たす (to satisfy one's possessiveness).

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