impassioned
pronunciation
How to pronounce impassioned in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpæʃnd]
How to pronounce impassioned in American English:
US [ɪmˈpæʃnd]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by intense emotion
Word Origin
- impassioned (adj.)
- c. 1600, past participle adjective from impassion.
Example
- 1. There are no easy solutions to impassioned disputes over territory and history .
- 2. Despite his impassioned speech before the house of lords , lord byron couldn 't save the luddites from the death penalty .
- 3. But mr noda deserves credit , as much as anything , for outshining his rivals in an impassioned 15-minute speech just before voting began .
- 4. Universities are in a paradoxical position . As stefan collini points out in this eloquent and impassioned book , these ancient institutions have never been so numerous or so important .
- 5. At thursday 's news conference , mr. wang made an impassioned defense of china 's performance as an olympic host after reporters repeatedly asked a spokeswoman for the international olympic committee if it was embarrassed by china 's alleged failure to meet its pledges .