This primary meaning refers to powerful sexual attraction or appetite.
The novel explores the difference between love and lust.
He mistook physical lust for emotional intimacy.
This figurative meaning refers to a powerful and sometimes uncontrolled desire for something nonsexual.
His lust for power damaged the organization.
She had a lust for travel and adventure.
This meaning refers to experiencing strong sexual desire, commonly used with after or for.
He lusted after someone he barely knew.
The character openly lusts after her neighbor.
This figurative meaning refers to wanting power, possessions, status, or experience with excessive intensity.
They lusted after wealth and influence.
The conqueror lusted for greater territory.
