mimetic desire (English, noun)
expansion: mimetic desire (countable and uncountable, plural mimetic desires)
Senses:
topics: anthropology
human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A desire that is imitative, and not related to the desired object's intrinsic value, based on the idea that human desires arise from imitation and competitive behavior in groups.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: mimetic desires
tags: plural