Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impassion

/ˌɪmpˈæʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pas-sion
IPA: /ˌɪmpˈæʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

make passionate, instill passion in

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Baseball remains a formidable item, yet scarcely capable of balancing the scale against the sports—football, cricket, racing, pelota, bull-fighting—which, in Europe, impassion the common people, and draw most of their champions from the common people."
"Personal prudence even when dictated by quite other than selfish considerations surely is no special virtue in a military man; while an excessive love of glory, impassioning a less burning impulse, the honest sense of duty, is the first."

Etymology

From Italian impassionare. By surface analysis, im- + passion.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: impassionare

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

impassions (present, singular) impassioning (participle, present) impassioned (participle, past) impassioned (past)

Derived Forms

impassionable

Frequently Paired Words

impassionate

Rhymes With

fashion passion compassion ration ashen cashen

Questions

How do you pronounce impassion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpˈæʃən/.
What does impassion mean?: make passionate, instill passion in
Where does impassion come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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