Term | passion (n.) |
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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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