orexis

[aw-rek-sis, oh-rek-]

noun Psychology.

the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.

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Origin:
1610–20; < Latin: longing, appetite < Greek órexis desire, equivalent to orég(ein) to desire + -sis -sis

Related forms

o·rec·tic

[aw-rek-tik, oh-rek-] , adjective

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