indulgence
nounGiving in to a desire or allowing oneself a pleasure.
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Clear all filtersGiving in to a desire or allowing oneself a pleasure.
Overly willing to satisfy someone's wishes or excuse their behavior.
The state of being intoxicated by alcohol.
Impossible to avoid or escape.
Lacking skill or competence.
A difference in amount, status, treatment, or opportunity between people or things.
Unfair or unequal in an unjust way.
Unfairness or an instance of unequal treatment.
Inactive or lacking the ability or tendency to move or act.
Certain to occur or impossible to avoid.
Continuing relentlessly and not yielding to persuasion or resistance.
Difficult or impossible to explain.
Without an explanation
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So closely connected or entangled that separation is difficult or impossible.
Incapable of error or failure.
To reach a conclusion from evidence or reasoning.
A conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.
Unfaithfulness to a partner, commitment, or trust.
A weakness or lack of strength, sometimes related to age or illness.
Exaggerated or increased beyond a reasonable or true level.
Unwilling or unable to change or bend.
An arrival or inward flow of many people or things.
The basic systems and structures that support an organization or activity.
To violate a limit or intrude on another person's rights or space.
One word family: also includes infringement.
The introduction of a new element, influence, or resource.
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