Classification — synonyms of desire: pick the single word that does NOT fit with the others.

Introduction / Context:
Vocabulary classification often groups near-synonyms and includes one semantic outlier. Here, three options express wanting/aspiration; one denotes a conviction about truth.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Desire → strong feeling of wanting.
• Want → need or wish for.
• Hope → desire with expectation.
• Belief → acceptance that something is true; not an expression of wanting.

Concept / Approach:
Cluster by semantic field. Terms associated with wishing/longing form one cluster; epistemic attitude (belief) forms the other.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Map meanings: Desire/Want/Hope → conative states (aiming toward an outcome).2) Belief → cognitive state about truth; independent of wanting.3) Therefore “Belief” is the single outlier.

Verification / Alternative check:
Substitution test: “I ___ to win.” Desire/Want/Hope fit; Belief does not without changing sense.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
They all signal desire/aspiration and thus properly belong together.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing “hope” with belief; hope presumes possibility, not certainty, and remains a desire-type state.

Final Answer:
Belief