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emotion

Pronunciation: /ɪˈməʊʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of emotion

noun

  • a strong feeling deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others:she was attempting to control her emotions [mass noun]:his voice was shaky with emotion
  • [mass noun] instinctive or intuitive feeling as distinguished from reasoning or knowledge:responses have to be based on historical insight, not simply on emotion

Origin:

mid 16th century (denoting a public disturbance): from French émotion, from émouvoir 'excite', based on Latin emovere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + movere 'move'. The current sense dates from the early 19th century

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