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Definition of impassioned adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

impassioned

adjective
 
/ɪmˈpæʃnd/
 
/ɪmˈpæʃnd/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (usually of speech) showing strong feelings about something synonym fervent
    • an impassioned plea/speech/defence
    • He made an impassioned plea for the rebels to lay down their arms.
    • She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryImpassioned is used with these nouns:
    • letter
    • plea
    • speech
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See impassioned in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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