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power-hungry

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a strong desire for power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The accused politician was a power-hungry man who broke the law so he could help his buddies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a device, using or requiring a large amount of electrical power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • The latest model is also the most power-hungry in the lineup.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: power-intensive, energy-intensive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: mocichtivý — having a strong desire for power
  • Dutch: machtsgeil — having a strong desire for power
  • Dutch: machtshongerig — having a strong desire for power
  • Finnish: vallanhimoinen — having a strong desire for power
  • French: avide de pouvoir — having a strong desire for power
  • French: assoiffé de pouvoir — having a strong desire for power
  • French: qui a la soif du pouvoir — having a strong desire for power
  • German: machthungrig — having a strong desire for power
  • German: machtgierig — having a strong desire for power
  • Hungarian: hataloméhes — having a strong desire for power
  • Polish: spragniony władzy — having a strong desire for power
  • Polish: żądny władzy — having a strong desire for power
  • Russian: властолюбивый (vlastoljubivyj) — having a strong desire for power
  • Swedish: maktlysten — having a strong desire for power
  • Swedish: maktgalen — having a strong desire for power
  • Tagalog: gutom sa kapangyarihan — having a strong desire for power
  • Dutch: energieverslindend — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Finnish: paljon sähköä kuluttava — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • French: énergivore — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Italian: energivoro — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Polish: energochłonny — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Spanish: energívoro — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Spanish: requerir mucha energía — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Spanish: consumir mucha energía — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Spanish: intensivo enérgicamente — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Spanish: intensivo en energía — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Swedish: strömkrävande — using or requiring a lot of electrical power
  • Swedish: elslukande — using or requiring a lot of electrical power