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e·mo·tion
 emotion
- pronunciation:
- ih
mo
sh
 n
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noun |
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a strong feeling such as love, hatred, or fear.
When my grandparents came to this country, they felt many different emotions.
- synonyms:
- feeling
- similar words:
- reaction, response, sensation
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| derivation: |
emotionless (adj.) |
Emotion is from exmovere, a Latin word that means "to move out from" or "stir up." When a person's feelings are stirred up, the feelings seem to move out from inside us. The expression of emotion through sounds, movements, or words, is a way that feelings move from our insides to the outside.
Word Builder: emotion +
- emotional:
showing emotion.
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a broader category that includes emotion |
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mind |
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an element of an emotion |
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break, burst, flicker, flutter, gleam, glimmer, glint, hint, ray, spark, throb, tinge, trace, twinge |
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feeling emotions |
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afraid, aghast, angry, anxious, apprehensive, ardent, breathless, content, cranky, cross, depressed, desperate, envious, expressive, fearful, furious, glad, gloomy, grateful, guilty, happy, hopeful, hopeless, ill at ease, indignant, irrational, jealous, joyful, miserable, moody, nervous, neurotic, on edge, out of sorts, pathetic, proud, romantic, sad, sensitive, sentimental, timid, touchy, upset, wretched |
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similar to emotion |
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feeling |
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some actions associated with emotions |
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bawl, beam, blubber, blush, brood, cackle, choke up, chuckle, cry, frown, giggle, grin, groan, grumble, gush, howl, laugh, moan, mope, pout, scowl, scream, sigh, smile, snicker, snort, sob, squirm, sulk, tremble, wail, weep, whimper, whine |
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some actions that cause emotions |
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agitate, amaze, appall, arouse, astonish, astound, bother, bowl over, cheer, disturb, embarrass, excite, exhilarate, fluster, horrify, humiliate, hurt, inflame, inspire, key up, offend, outrage, plague, provoke, put to shame, rattle, repel, revolt, rouse, ruffle, scare, shame, shock, stagger, stir, terrorize, thrill, torment, touch, upset, worry |
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some demonstrations of strong emotion |
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fit, outburst, scene, tantrum |
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some examples of emotions |
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affection, alarm, amazement, anguish, anxiety, awe, compassion, concern, contempt, desperation, disappointment, disgust, doubt, dread, ecstasy, envy, fright, fury, grief, guilt, hope, jealousy, joy, pity, pride, rage, regret, relief, reverence, satisfaction, scorn, shame, sorrow, surprise, sympathy, understanding, wonder |
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some kinds of emotions |
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anger, fear, happiness, hatred, love, sadness |
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some qualities of emotions |
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deep, fiery, fleeting, hot, intense, keen, passionate, profound, shallow, slight, violent, warm |
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study of emotion |
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psychology |
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without emotions |
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aloof, cool, frigid, hard-boiled, hollow, impersonal, indifferent, numb, vacant |
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