passion

🇺🇸 /ˈpæʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpæʃn/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B1

A very strong feeling like love, hate, or excitement.

Her passion for helping others is clear in everything she does.

B1

Something you like very much, like a hobby or activity.

He has a passion for painting and spends hours on it every day.

R

A very strong feeling of love between people.

Their passion for each other was obvious to everyone.

R

A state of being very angry.

He spoke with passion when he heard the unfair news.

R

The suffering and death of Jesus Christ.

The story of Jesus's passion is important in Christianity.

translation

n. A very strong feeling like love, hate, or excitement.; Something you like very much, like a hobby or activity.; A very strong feeling of love between people.; A state of being very angry.; The suffering and death of Jesus Christ.

Word Forms

Plural passions