# passive voice

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
2. Any writing which obscures the identity of the perpetrator of an action, regardless of whether the sentence uses the passive form of a verb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/passive-voice