appetite

/ˈæpɪtaɪt/ noun [C, U]

Definition

› the feeling that makes you want to eat: All that walking has given me an appetite.

an appetite for sth › when you want something very much: his appetite for adventure

whet sb's appetite › to make someone want more of something

(Definition of appetite noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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