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- pronunciation:
- pae
sh
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any strong or intense feeling or emotion, esp. love, sexual desire, or hatred.
- synonyms:
- ardor, fervor, fire, intensity, vehemence, warmth
- antonyms:
- apathy
- similar words:
- abandon, drive, emotion, feeling, flame, heart, heat, intoxication, lust, obsession, rage, romance, temper, urge, verve
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| definition 2: |
the object of such feeling.
- similar words:
- desire, enthusiasm, fancy, love, obsession
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| definition 3: |
strong enthusiasm or fondness for something, or the object of such enthusiasm.
- synonyms:
- ardor, fervor, fondness, hunger, love, obsession, zeal
- similar words:
- concern, craving, desire, enthusiasm, fancy, fire, flame, hobby, infatuation, interest, longing, lust, mania, thirst, yearning
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| definition 4: |
an outburst of violent anger or other emotion.
- synonyms:
- outburst, storm
- similar words:
- fit, frenzy, paroxysm, rage, violence
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| related words: |
adoration, anger, calling, crush, inclination, life, love, warmth, weakness, wish, wrath, zest |
The word passion
contains the following parts:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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