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Genußsucht — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • debauchery noun Excessive, unrestrained indulgence in pleasure — heavy drinking, sex, or drug use seen as scandalous.
  • hedonism noun The pursuit of pleasure and enjoyment as the main aim of life, often with little regard for restraint or consequences.

Senses

Genußsucht is used for these senses in English:

  • hedonism (countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

hedonism — full definition

  1. noun The pursuit of pleasure and enjoyment as the main aim of life, often with little regard for restraint or consequences.
  2. noun In philosophy, the doctrine that pleasure is the highest good and that actions are right in so far as they produce it.

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