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gazes

/ˈɡeɪ.zəz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
  2. The object gazed on.
  3. In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.
  4. To stare intently or earnestly.
  5. To stare at.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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