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passion

Definitions of passion
  1. noun
    a strong feeling or emotion
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    types:
    obsession, toquade
    a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
    ardeur, feu
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    ardeur
    excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
    type of:
    sens du toucher, sentiment, toucher
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    the trait of being intensely emotional
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    type of:
    émotivité
    emotional nature or quality
  3. noun
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
    synonyms: manie
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    types:
    alcoolisme
    an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
    cleptomanie
    an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
    monomanie, obsession
    a mania restricted to one thing or idea
    pyromanie
    an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
    type of:
    mobile irrationnel, motif irrationnel
    a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
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