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Passion Powerful Interest N ˈpæʃ ə Noun Countable

Term passion (n.)
Synonym [ˈpæʃ. ə n] noun countable or uncountable [passions]

Meaning

1. a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger or other emotion

• Football arouses a good deal of passion among its supporters.

• At school, his early interest in music developed into an abiding passion.

• Politics and philosophy were his lifelong passions.


2. a passion for sth

an extreme interest in or wish for doing something, such as a hobby, activity, etc

• Anton has a consuming passion for science fiction.



3. passions

very powerful feelings

• Touch a man's property and his passions are immediately aroused.



• As a teenager, I was consumed by passion for the boy next door.


• The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them.


• It was this passion for fast cars that led to his untimely death at the age of 43.


• Her writing is full of passion and energy.


• Flames of passion swept through both of them.


Idiom: passions run high

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