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e·mo·tion
 emotion
- pronunciation:
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mo
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 n
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a strong feeling or subjective response such as joy, hatred, or love, sometimes accompanied by involuntary physical changes such as increased pulse or by activity such as crying, laughing, or trembling.
When she heard the news of the accident, her emotions ranged from sadness to rage.
- synonyms:
- feeling, sentiment
- similar words:
- affection, reaction, response, sensation
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| definition 2: |
a state, condition, or quality characterized by such a feeling or response.
Her voiced was filled with emotion as she told him the news.- similar words:
- ardor, excitement, fervor, passion, warmth
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| definition 3: |
a quality or condition that provokes strong subjective responses.
Readers respond positively to the emotion of his writing.To many young people, classical music contains less emotion than rock music.- synonyms:
- emotiveness, feeling, power
- similar words:
- passion, sentiment, sentimentality
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| related words: |
affect, morale |
| 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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