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noun

the function or the power of perceiving by touch.

physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell.

a particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth; a feeling of pain.

the general state of consciousness considered independently of particular sensations, thoughts, etc.

a consciousness or vague awareness: a feeling of inferiority.

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an emotion or emotional perception or attitude: a feeling of joy; a feeling of sorrow.

capacity for emotion, especially compassion: to have great feeling for the sufferings of others.

a sentiment; attitude; opinion: The general feeling was in favor of the proposal.

feelings, sensibilities; susceptibilities: to hurt one's feelings.

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fine emotional endowment.

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(in music, art, etc.)

emotion or sympathetic perception revealed by an artist in his or her work: a poem without feeling.

the general impression conveyed by a work: a landscape painting with a spacious feeling.

sympathetic appreciation, as of music: to play with feeling.

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adjective

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sensitive; sentient.

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readily affected by emotion; sympathetic: a feeling heart.

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indicating or characterized by emotion: a feeling reply to the charge.

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Origin:
1125–75; Middle English; see feel, -ing¹, -ing²

Related forms

feel·ing·ly, adverb

feel·ing·ness, noun

non·feel·ing, adjective

non·feel·ing·ly, adverb

un·der·feel·ing, noun

Synonyms
5. Feeling, emotion, passion, sentiment refer to pleasurable or painful sensations experienced when one is stirred to sympathy, anger, fear, love, grief, etc. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so overpowering that it masters the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. 6. sympathy, empathy, tenderness, sensitivity, sentiment. 12. emotional, tender. 13. impassioned, passionate.

Antonyms
5, 6. apathy. 12. cold.

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The true home-bred feelings of all the people resumed their ascendancy.

I've started to combat these feelings in a number of ways.

As the session comes to an end, the capitol is often aglow with late nights and high feelings.

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The true home-bred feelings of all the people resumed their ascendancy.

I've started to combat these feelings in a number of ways.

As the session comes to an end, the capitol is often aglow with late nights and high feelings.

When he was a toddler he complained to his mother that some kids had roughed him up and hurt his feelings.

For centuries, the fleeting and highly subjective world of feelings was the purview of philosophers.

When feelings of kinship transcend the species boundary.

Love is any of various emotions that relate to feelings of strong attachment to another.

Feelings of triumph and dominance are part of a long heritage of primate evolution and human social development.

Some teachers worry that using red ink to grade a paper seems harsh, that it might hurt a student's feelings.

But, obviously, our feelings can't tell us what is within reason.

Those who admitted to strong feelings of revenge turned out to be those whose brain activity had been the highest.

Women who hold back feelings of anger may end up more irate in the long run.

So many feelings come from viewing this photo but mainly the simplicity of life.

Fears of chipped teeth, hurt feelings and other injuries, which could lead to the biggest baddies of them all: lawsuits.

Inhale an amphetaminelike substance said to induce amorous feelings.

And, there are other hurt feelings mixed up in this relationship that make me want to keep my distance a bit.

Surprisingly, the idea that experiencing pain reduces feelings of guilt has never been put to a proper scientific test.

Discuss the reasons why they might have omitted certain things and their feelings about the imperfections of their region.

Even faith, or religious feelings can be explained in this way.

There are many wonderful images, but this one invokes so many powerful feelings.

We are fine-tuning the relationship between our own feelings and environment.

The old rituals, however, signal that the feelings of grief have their rightful place in life.

Obviously, these feelings ebb and flow at various times.

Financial markets have mixed feelings about the continuing strength.

It teaches how to communicate feelings with colorful words and phrases.

Some people are able to control anger or frustration and channel these feelings to nondestructive outlets.

Unless it is commentary intended to either expand awareness, or invoke strong feelings of misanthropy.

Many people are surprised by the negative feelings they have toward their stepchildren.

On the whole, however, the budget left higher-education officials with mixed feelings.

Feelings about the issue are particularly high when it comes to government-funded medical research.

Understanding the thoughts and feelings of other individuals is essential for navigating the social world.

It enhanced my experience and put into words all my feelings about his work.

The reason, scientists say, has to do with how emotions and feelings are processed in the brain.

But, if true this report changes some of my feelings about that.

People with synesthesia often have strong feelings about the qualities of various words or letters.

We experience swelling and tingling and throbing and all sorts of feelings simply through visual stimuli.

But after a few years, my feelings about the place shifted.

When these feelings happen often, a person may have an anxiety disorder.

But an awareness of the issues and openness about feelings can make all the difference.

The participants were then asked to spend four minutes writing down any thoughts and feelings that were on their minds.

As it turns out, however, our feelings and thoughts are only too visible to those who know how to look.

Boswell's feelings about his homeland were deeply conflicted.

Feelings are sometimes difficult to discover--and often even more difficult to acknowledge.

Such feelings are widespread at a time of high unemployment and economic malaise.

The participants' faces are studied for positive or negative feelings.

But activity in those regions had died down in the patients, indicating that their feelings had faded.

As creative momentum steps in during the process so do introspective thoughts and feelings.

Tavakolian set out to reveal the feelings behind the song.

These feelings of guilt and shame are ubiquitous in war.

Americans are an optimistic people but it doesn't show in their feelings about the economy.

Just feelings of loss and sadness you would expect anyone in my situation to.

Every dog lover knows how a pooch expresses its feelings.

They hide behind the peer-reviewed process and foist their feelings of superiority on others.

These are more inclined to give credence to people's stated desires and feelings.

It would be a shame to not facilitate penguin reproduction because of the human feelings that some people have.

Sit down with a journal or with someone you trust, and explore your feelings about these questions.

People report that spending time in nature increases their feelings of energy and vitality.

My feelings are real, justified, and widely shared among the echelons of young scholars shut out of the tenure track.

These patterns of gene expression were specific to loneliness, not to other negative feelings such as depression.

In the view of some educators as well as critics of the education system, those negative feelings obstruct the learning process.

It usually includes expressing feelings about the loss, reviewing memories about the deceased and finding meaning in the loss.

Rather, so many people have such strong feelings about it, often connected to so many.

Her mind began to race with disturbing thoughts about her own marriage, which was unstable, and feelings of self-loathing.

Never the type to hold back, academics have forcefully voiced their feelings about the regulations.

Nightmares evolved to help us cope with bad feelings and prepare for the day ahead.

But as he learned of extraordinary acts of heroism and kindness, his feelings of fear and mistrust gave way.

Making an emotional face--or suppressing one--influences your feelings.

It's valuable to look closely at the range of feelings stirred by wild market swings, and deploy some countermeasures.

Just one group elicited high negative feelings among faculty:.

I've learned to express my ideas and feelings through photography.

The origin of such feelings probably lies in their benefit to.

Yet hidden in your deepest feelings is your highest truth.

There may have been concerns about a messy scrap for the top post that could damage feelings and push out talent.

Its power will help him bring forth good thoughts and feelings.

Moreover, his emotional sympathies extend incompletely over the range of feelings in the story.

Commonly reported feelings of relief or elation were absent.

Their experience teaches us that feelings are integral to perception.

The symptoms of those infected include attacks of optimism, strong feelings of.

Yet the personal happiness is counterbalanced by feelings of pessimism about the state of the world.

Regardless of their groupings, remind students to consider the feelings and effects of being in a larger group.

Please come hang out with us, but it wouldn't hurt anyones feelings if you don't move here.

Each photo is accompanied by quotes from the subjects about their history or feelings on gun ownership.

The feelings of patriotism are high in all hearts and there ought to be a ready comprehension of those.

Canadians' feelings towards their giant southern neighbour are inevitably complicated and ambivalent.

It made me realize that all the media should be sensitive to such feelings and not recycle old tragedies.

After spending less than an hour in the room, nearly three-quarters reported having more than three unusual feelings.

My feelings have nothing to do with cerebral palsy, mild or otherwise.

The two presidents are too experienced to betray any ill feelings.

But no one ever acknowledged his feelings or seemed to care about his pets' deaths.

For some in the mainstream press, the sour feelings are mutual.

Cover create an alluring chemistry while they dance around their feelings.

Hodgson says a number of these toxins appear to be designed to cause or intensify feelings of pain.

Although the lawsuit was eventually settled, there are still some raw nerves and hurt feelings.

It is still the norm for gays and lesbians to lead double lives, revealing their true feelings only to their closest friends.

His feelings about his hometown have always been, at best, ambivalent.

Machines lack the creativity for novel ideas and have no feelings and no fond memories of their youth.

What their thoughts and feelings were in the years that followed this horrendous crime.

They have self-awareness, feelings and high-level cognitive powers.

Wallace had sought such conditions because she still had bitter feelings about the student riots that took place at the.

He has many feelings of loss, pain, and the horrors of war.

We can now get a grasp of our own feelings and actions by looking beyond our minds to our bodies and the world around.

She needs to slow down and really listen to her intuition, and trust her feelings.

But my feelings afterward were akin to the uneasy feelings that follow a burger and fries.

The six two-hour therapy sessions covered the relationship between thought, mood, behavior and physical feelings.

But the truth is everyone relates to the feelings of inadequacy.

He was articulating the feelings of the downtrodden across the globe.

Game developers want you to get to those mixed feelings while you wait.

Of course, your feelings about the location will depend on your preferences.

Gut instinct is not science, and it is all too easy to project human thoughts and feelings onto another creature.

Even a synthetic version has been shown to boost feelings of security.

Then look for ways to get those qualities and feelings onto film.

These feelings lead to a lot of one- and five-star reviews of the same product.

If you've made your feelings known, that's about as far as you can take it now.

As to our feelings at the time, there was no sense of impending tragedy.

Experiencing these feelings can make life miserable, but the good news is it is possible to overcome them.

Residents register a hodgepodge of feelings about the wall.

Patients need to be able to safely explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviors in order to move toward.

But when a colleague recently ridiculed me about being known as a liar, my feelings were hurt.

Our feelings really hurt inside for treating us worse than the enemy".

Our feelings come from chemical responses, a pure machine would not be capable of a chemical response.

The athletes' feelings about how they were recruited.

My feelings exactly, guess it's not declared a marine sanctuary.

I've often wondered if negativity resonates and reverberates in ones thoughts and feelings more powerfully than positivity.

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Word Origin & History

feeling

"emotion," mid-14c., verbal noun from feel (q.v.).

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feelings

"tender or sensitive side of one's nature," 1771, from plural of feeling.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

feeling n.

The sensation involving perception by touch.
A physical sensation, as of pain.
An affective state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions, sentiments, or desires.

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Idioms & Phrases

feelings

see hard feelings; mixed feelings; no hard feelings; run high, (feelings); sinking feeling.

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