emotion

e-mo-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A strong feeling such as love, fear, joy, anger, or hatred.

  2. 2.

    The part of a person's character that involves feelings rather than thoughts or physical sensations.

  3. 3.

    Instinctive or intuitive feeling as distinguished from reasoning or knowledge.

Forms

plural: emotions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    mixed emotions — having conflicting feelings about something
  • •
    show emotion — to display one's feelings openly
  • •
    overcome with emotion — extremely affected by strong feelings
  • •
    emotional roller coaster — experiencing intense ups and downs of feeling

Related words

Antonyms: apathy, indifference
See also: emotional, feeling, passion, sentiment
Synonyms: feeling, passion, sentiment

Etymology

From French emotion, from Latin emovere ("to move out, stir up"), from ex- ("out") + movere ("to move"). First recorded in English in the 16th century.