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| ad hominem |
(Latin) to the man; appealing to a personal interest, emotion, or prejudice rather than to rationality. [1/2 definitions] |
| affect1 |
in psychology, emotion, feeling, or response. [1/4 definitions] |
| affection |
(often pl.) emotion, esp. love. [1/2 definitions] |
| anger |
strong emotion characterized by indignation, dislike, and belligerence; rage; wrath. [1/4 definitions] |
| apathetic |
having or displaying little or no emotion, concern, or interest; indifferent. |
| apathy |
absence of desire or emotion. [1/2 definitions] |
| appassionata |
with strong emotion; impassioned (used as a musical direction). |
| baroque |
(often cap.) of or pertaining to the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, from about 1550 to about 1750, characterized by bold expression of emotion and elaborate forms of ornamentation. [1/5 definitions] |
| blank |
without expression, interest, or emotion. [1/12 definitions] |
| blaze1 |
a sudden, intense fire, or an outburst of fire or emotion. [1/6 definitions] |
| bosom |
the seat of thought, affection, or emotion; heart. [1/7 definitions] |
| break up |
(informal) to fill (someone) with strong emotion. [2/10 definitions] |
| breast |
the bosom, when considered the center of emotion or personal conviction. [1/6 definitions] |
| burn |
to experience strong emotion, such as anger or desire. [1/14 definitions] |
| burning |
marked by strong emotion; passionate. [1/4 definitions] |
| burst |
to suddenly express feelings or emotion. [1/8 definitions] |
| capable |
having the psychological makeup that allows a particular emotion or the carrying out of particular act (usu. fol. by "of"). [1/3 definitions] |
| cathect |
in psychoanalysis, to invest feeling or emotion in someone or something external to oneself. |
| charge |
to fill, as with emotion. [1/22 definitions] |
| choke up |
to lose the ability to speak because of intense emotion or stress. [1/2 definitions] |
| contagion |
the rapid spreading, as of an emotion or idea, in a group or culture. [1/4 definitions] |
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