Counterpassion

/ˌkaʊntərˈpæʃən/ noun

Definition

An emotion or desire that opposes or contradicts another passion; a conflicting feeling or motivation.

Etymology

From counter- (against) + passion (from Latin passio, 'suffering' or 'emotion'). Philosophical term describing internal emotional conflicts.

Kelly Says

The concept of counterpassion was crucial to medieval and Renaissance philosophy—thinkers used it to explain moral struggles, like when your love for someone conflicts with your sense of justice.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反感
fan-gan
ARالعربية
مُخالفة المشاعر
mu-khaal-fa-tul-musha'ir
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ
pro-ti-rodho
CACatalà
contrapassió
kon-tra-pas-syohn
CSČeština
protipáše
pro-ti-pa-she
DADansk
modpassions
mod-pas-syohn
DEDeutsch
Gegenliebe
geh-gen-lee-buh
ELΕλληνικά
αντίπασση
an-ti-pas-si
ESEspañol
contrapasión
kon-tra-pa-sioon
FAفارسی
반감
ba-n-gam
FISuomi
vastapastio
va-sta-pas-tee-oh
FRFrançais
contre-passion
kon-trə-pas-syohn
GUGU
પ્રતિભાવ
pra-ti-bhaav
HAHA
fushi
foo-shee
HEעברית
התנגדות רגשות
hit-neg-dot re-g-sho-te
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिभावना
prati-bhaavna
HUMagyar
ellenérzés
el-len-er-zehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentangan perasaan
pe-nen-ta-ngan pe-r-sa-an
IGIG
ihe n'egbu
ee-he n'eg-boo
ITItaliano
contro-passione
kon-tro-pas-ssee-oh-neh
JA日本語
反情熱
はんじょうねつ
KKKK
қарсы Duygu
qarsy duygu
KMKM
ចំណាប់អំពី
chom-na-bap-a-mp-ee
KO한국어
반감정
ban-gamjeong
MRMR
प्रतिभावना
pra-ti-bhaav-na
MSBahasa Melayu
penentangan perasaan
pe-nen-ta-ngan pe-r-sa-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyawng-lay
NLNederlands
tegenpassie
te-ghen-pas-see
NONorsk
motpasjon
mot-pas-syohn
PAPA
ਉਪਰੋਕ
oo-proh-k
PLPolski
przeciwpasja
przi-tyv-pas-ya
PTPortuguês
contrapaixão
kon-tra-pai-sãw
RORomână
contrapașiune
kon-tra-pa-shi-une
RUРусский
противочувствие
protivochuvstvye
SVSvenska
motpassion
mot-pas-syohn
SWKiswahili
upinzani wa hisia
oo-pin-za-nee wa hee-see-ah
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பாச
e-thir-pa-a
TEతెలుగు
反భావన
anta-bhaavna
THไทย
ความตรงกันข้าม
khwam-trong-gan-kha-am
TLTL
kaibigan
kai-bee-gan
TRTürkçe
karşıduygular
kar-shi-duyg-u-lar
UKУкраїнська
протипасія
proty-pas-iya
URاردو
مخالفتِ جذبات
mu-khaal-fat-e-j-dha-bat
VITiếng Việt
lòng trái ngược
long trai nguoc
YOYO
àgbàà
a-g-ba-a
ZH中文
反感情
fǎn gǎn qíng
ZUZU
ukuthi kwakuthi
oo-koo-thee kwa-koo-thee

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