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passion

pas·sion

UK/ˈpæʃən/ US/ˈpʰæʃən] ~ [ˈpʰæʃn̩/ common

noun

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2.
3.

something that is desired intensely

  • “his rage for fame destroyed him”
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any object of warm affection or devotion

  • “the theater was her first love”
  • “he has a passion for cock fighting”
Synonyms
7.

Origin

From Middle English passioun, passion, from Old French passion (and in part from Old English passion), from Latin passio (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb patior (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”), see also Old English fēond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”).

Phrases

  • cardiac passion
  • crime of passion
  • grand passion
  • grande passion
  • heat of passion
  • ileac passion
  • iliac passion
  • ischiadic passion

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