Amusement and Passion

Amusement

Amusement noun - The act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public.

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Passion and amusement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passion" instead a noun "Amusement".

Nearby Words: amusing, amuse, amused

Passion noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

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Amusement and passion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amusement" instead a noun "Passion".

pure	pure amusement	pure passion
typical	typical amusement	typical passion
sheer	sheer amusement	sheer passion
extreme	extreme amusement	extreme passion
Other adjectives: great, sexual, personal, mutual, immense.

Carolina doesn't really hit this trope, however, until Eisuke and the protagonist manage to convince her that Eisuke's heart is spoken for... at which point Carolina promptly shifts her passion to Eisuke's buddy Soryu, to Eisuke's amusement and Soryu's considerable dismay.

Source: Abhorrent Admirer
Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy killed dozens of people, not as spur-of-the-moment crime of passion, but consistently over many years...because they honestly enjoyed doing it, thought of their victims as simply objects for their amusement, and would never stop.

Source: Analysis / The Sociopath

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