aspiration

Etymology 1

aspire + -ation

noun

1. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
   Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor.
   Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.
   TfL retains aspirations to further increase frequency on the ELL [East London Line] to 24tph, which would require a switch from conventional signalling to a digital railway solution involving automatic train operation on the core section. 2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18

Etymology 2

From aspirate + -ion or borrowed from Latin aspiratio, aspirationem.

noun

1. The action of aspirating.
2. (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.