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emotion

emotion

1.6
A strong feeling such as love or anger
  • noun
  • /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
translation icon : emoción
  • And still it brings so much emotion up in you.
  • feelings and emotions
  • strong emotions
  • intense emotions

But stress is not an emotion, it's a calculation.

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Examples

  • I doubt he'll let the emotion get in his way.

  • Pick a negative emotion and you will feel it.

  • The first thing is the emotion of an individual man.

  • So there is a common view of emotion in the West.

  • So for that guy, yes, emotions can have an impact.

  • Could share emotions and cry with me.

  • And so I felt those emotions and then I moved on.

  • You know, our bodies, our time, our emotions, our hearts.

  • In the picture, she processes the emotions surrounding her separation and marital crisis.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many people struggle to express their emotion during difficult times.

Synonyms

feeling
vsemotion
1.0

An emotion or reaction you notice inside yourself

is stronger and more intense than this general internal state
passion
vsemotion
463 2.5

A very strong feeling that makes someone act, like love or anger

is a strong feeling without necessarily causing action
sentiment
vsemotion
75 4.2

A tender feeling of love and longing for a person or place

is broader, covering many strong feelings beyond tender or nostalgic
affect
vsemotion
  • Specialized
14 9.5

The way a person shows feelings on their face or in their voice

is the everyday strong feeling rather than a clinical observation
feelings
vsemotion
4 1.1

A person's emotions and sense of being hurt or offended by others' behaviour

is about strong personal reactions rather than moral sensitivity

Antonyms

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

Compounds

A sudden strong feeling that is hard to control

conditioned emotion
  • Specialized
7.7

An emotional reaction people learn when a neutral thing like a sound becomes linked with fear or pleasure

How Intense

fervor
  • US
34 6.3
passion
463 2.5
emotion
1.6
feeling
1.0

Surface Forms

emotion singular
emotions plural

Morphology

emotion = motion (semi-transparent) = e + motion

Although built from 'e-' + 'motion', the meaning 'feeling' is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal movement, so learners may not deduce it from 'motion' alone.

Etymology

The word emotion comes from Latin parts e- meaning 'out' and movere meaning 'to move', so it is like a feeling that 'moves' you from the inside. You can see the same root in move and motion, which helps explain why an emotion is a strong inner movement such as love, anger, joy, or fear.