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inspiration
[in-spuh-rey-shuhn]
noun
an inspiring or animating action or influence.
I cannot write poetry without inspiration.
Synonyms: ,something inspired, as an idea.
a result of inspired activity.
a thing or person that inspires.
Theology.
a divine influence directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul.
the divine quality of the writings or words of a person so influenced.
the drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation.
the act of inspiring; quality or state of being inspired.
inspiration
/ ˌɪԲɪˈɪʃə /
noun
stimulation or arousal of the mind, feelings, etc, to special or unusual activity or creativity
the state or quality of being so stimulated or aroused
someone or something that causes this state
an idea or action resulting from such a state
the act or process of inhaling; breathing in
inspiration
See inhalation
Other Word Forms
- reinspiration noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inspiration1
Example Sentences
The trend has seen a resurfacing of diet culture compared to that of the 2000's, with supermodel Kate Moss's "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" frequently quoted as a source of inspiration.
“Depression doesn’t leave you when you become famous,” Hawk said on the show, which positioned him as a brave inspiration to his peers with mental illness.
"So it is a massive inspiration and hopefully we can make everyone in Wales proud."
“I lost the inspiration. I was too concerned with getting drugs to write songs.”
But it was there, far from his village of Moosa - the inspiration for his rap name - that he reinvented himself as one of Punjabi music's most influential artists.
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