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pas·sion

Pronounced:

/ˈʃən/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural pas·sions

Meaning:

1 a : a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something [count] Everyone could see the passion in his approach to the work. a controversy that has stirred passions in Congress [noncount] Her performance is full of passion and originality. She spoke with passion about preserving the building. b : a strong feeling (such as anger) that causes you to act in a dangerous way [noncount] The crime was committed in a fit of passion. a crime of passion [count] destructive passions
2 : a strong sexual or romantic feeling for someone [noncount] —often + for He had never felt such passion [=love, devotion] for anyone but her. [count] sexual passions
3 [count] a : something that you enjoy or love doing very much Music/golf/writing has always been his passion. b : a strong feeling of love for something She developed a passion for opera. a student with a passion for literature
4 the Passion : the sufferings of Jesus Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death the Passion of Christ
with a passion
informalused to say that you strongly dislike someone or something I hate him with a passion.
—pas·sion·less Listen to audio /ˈʃənləs/ adjective a passionless marriage/performance/speech
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