passive voice

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noun

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
- 'The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
- 'The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
• Syn:
passive
• Ant:
active voice
• Derivationally related forms:
passive (for: passive)
• Hypernyms:
voice