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.
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.
Certain to occur or impossible to avoid.
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.
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.
A violation of a right, rule, or agreement.
The introduction of a new element, influence, or resource.
Innocent, candid, and free from artifice, sometimes naively so.
Candid and artless
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So deeply established that it is difficult to change.
A person who shows no gratitude.
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