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e·mo·tion
 emotion
- pronunciation:
- ih
mo
sh
 n
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a strong feeling such as joy, hatred, sorrow, or fear. When one feels an emotion, there are physical changes such as an increase in pulse, crying, or trembling.
I express many emotions in my journal.
- synonyms:
- feeling, sentiment
- similar words:
- reaction, response, sensation
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| definition 2: |
a state or condition that is marked by such a feeling or response.
The story of how her parents met always filled her with emotion.- similar words:
- excitement, passion, warmth
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| related words: |
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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