emotion
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
any of the feelings of joy, sorrow, fear, hate, love, etc.
any strong agitation of the feelings actuated by experiencing love, hate, fear, etc., and usually accompanied by certain physiological changes, as increased heartbeat or respiration, and often overt manifestation, as crying or shaking.
an instance of this.
something that causes such a reaction: the powerful emotion of a great symphony.
Origin of emotion
1Other words from emotion
- e·mo·tion·a·ble, adjective
- e·mo·tion·less, adjective
- pre·e·mo·tion, noun
Words Nearby emotion
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How to use emotion in a sentence
In movies like Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Memento, and more, he’s been toying with that concept, finding emotion and feeling in the emotionless fabric of the universe.
The ancient palindrome that explains Christopher Nolan’s Tenet | Alissa Wilkinson | September 4, 2020 | VoxThe stories that tend to go viral on Facebook are those that stoke emotion and divisiveness, critics argue.
Facebook plans to block users in Australia from sharing news | Claire Zillman, reporter | September 1, 2020 | FortuneRivers and LeBron James had passionately described the emotions the NBA community felt after seeing the video of Blake’s shooting.
Athletes, from the NBA to tennis stars, are striking to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake | kdunn6 | August 27, 2020 | FortunePeople living in small, relatively isolated communities, such as Himba farmers and herders in southern Africa, often rank facial emotions differently than Westerners do if asked to describe on their own what a facial expression shows, Roberson says.
Ancient sculptures hint at universal facial expressions across cultures | Bruce Bower | August 19, 2020 | Science NewsWhen we see an emotion on the face of another, we feel it ourselves.
Throughout all the stories of loss and pain with the Chief, there was barely a trace of emotion.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe shared feelings, the bubbling emotion, the awe: she became an experience.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year | Kevin Fallon | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe suggests mindfulness exercises to help us process the emotion before it triggers a response.
Even when he opens up, the sentences are wooden, the scenes sucked dry of emotion.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was not a man given to casual affectionate display; the moment was charged with emotion.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBut I doubt if he feels any particular emotion himself, when he is piercing you through with his rendering.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe medium pitch expresses warmth, emotion, and the heart qualities.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickHer fat red cheeks would quiver with emotion, and be wet with briny tears, over the sorrows of Mr. Trollope's heroines.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsEven the stern, inflexible commander turned to hide an emotion he would have blushed to betray.
British Dictionary definitions for emotion
/ (ɪˈməʊʃən) /
any strong feeling, as of joy, sorrow, or fear
Origin of emotion
1Derived forms of emotion
- emotionless, adjective
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Scientific definitions for emotion
[ ĭ-mō′shən ]
A psychological state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is sometimes accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling.
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