Passion and Spite

Passion

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

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Spite and passion are semantically related in fury topic. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Passion".

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Passion and spite are semantically related in fury topic. Sometimes you can use "Passion" instead a noun "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

human	human passion	human spite
pure	pure passion	pure spite
genuine	genuine passion	genuine spite
sheer	sheer passion	sheer spite
Other adjectives: actual, personal, murderous, growing.

He hates his father Wolverine with a passion, yet he seems to have a very loving memory of his mother, in spite of her dying shortly before his birth.

Source: Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Subverted in Earth: Final Conflict: William Boone's old flame appears after several years of absence and, in spite of Boone's wife recent death, he's unusually inflamed with passion, something extremely out of character for him.

Source: New Old Flame
However, the sex scenes are absolutely necessary for the film in spite of what the naysayers may believe since the all-consuming passion provide a contrast to the powerful emotions that will transpire later in the confrontation between the two lovers.

Source: Film / Blue Is the Warmest Color

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