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[ih-moh-shuhn]

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noun

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:
1570–80; apparently < Middle French esmotion, derived on the model of movoir: motion, from esmovoir to set in motion, move the feelings < Vulgar Latin *exmovēre, for Latin ēmovēre; see e-, move, motion

Related forms

e·mo·tion·a·ble, adjective

e·mo·tion·less, adjective

pre·e·mo·tion, noun

Synonyms
1. See feeling.

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People have long brought home emotions they can't express at work.

Imaginatively taking on another person's thoughts and identifying with their emotions are two habits at the core of empathy.

One intriguing possibility is that the brain recognises emotions in a similar way to that in which it identifies individuals.

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People have long brought home emotions they can't express at work.

Imaginatively taking on another person's thoughts and identifying with their emotions are two habits at the core of empathy.

One intriguing possibility is that the brain recognises emotions in a similar way to that in which it identifies individuals.

What you smell may influence emotions in your dreams, according to a new study.

New research explains music's power over human emotions and its benefits to our mental and physical well-being.

He recalls that his emotions raced from awe to panic.

It has the ability to trigger memories and emotions unlike any other stimuli affecting our senses.

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

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

It's one of those topics that arouses strong emotions even when it has nothing to do with partisan politics.

Music's ability to trigger powerful emotions is well known anecdotally, of course.

Emotions are incredibly important psychological phenomena.

But the fact that the show draws you in so deeply simply proves its point: our emotions frequently get the best of us.

The works masterfullly chronicle the mundane lives and pent-up emotions of his three- dimensional characters.

Ekman what one improvement to our system of emotions he would make, given the opportunity.

Emotions move us toward things and ideas that produce pleasure and away from things and ideas that produce pain.

People who call themselves scholars need to tell the truth about the emotions swirling through the halls of higher education.

But the subject arouses strong emotions in other countries.

Scientists generally resist the temptation to project human emotions on animals.

People who kill themselves have more of a type of neuron important for social emotions.

Its power to create a common ground, to stir deep emotions and even to heal.

Toys that are secretly alive, with emotions and desires and fears.

It is also difficult to measure and harder to bring into the open than many other emotions that researchers study with ease.

As next week's deadline looms, the task force has tried to temper such emotions.

Emotions are running high on both sides of the debate.

In the past, scientists have said that human emotions are.

In healthy subjects events that are emotionally charged-and it doesn't matter if the emotions are positive or.

My emotions are logged along with some of the details of the day.

Nokia has filed a patent for a system that would allow a phone to transmit the user's basics emotions along.

Being able to name her emotions helped us understand what she was feeling and helped her name her emotions.

Movies are about emotions as much as entertainment.

All of those kinds of emotions help bond people together".

Scientists find a strange connection between physical pain and positive emotions.

Areas involved in abstract reasoning and those that process emotions light up.

He focused on the amygdala, a small, almond-shaped area in the middle of the brain known to help process emotions.

Thanks to the almost infinite possible combination of emotions and sensory inputs.

They will consider how a flag represents a country's people and resources and why a flag can evoke emotions.

They each have strong personalities, and they constantly convey emotions.

Fahlman was not, however, the first person to use typographical symbols to convey emotions.

People think that philosophy is not relevant-but they have philosophies of their own that determine their emotions and actions.

Part of the answer lies in people's mixed emotions about management.

These symbols make a statement and evoke potent emotions.

According to this view, those who do not explore their emotions will suffer the consequences later.

The next theories, he said, have to consider emotions and their.

Dreyfus considers it too prudish, too removed even from the processes and emotions of music making.

It is through his drawings that he expresses his ideas, his emotions and his faith.

Though they may relish their return to the world of fresh food and hot showers, leaving brings up mixed emotions.

The autistic teens took longer to recognize familiar faces and made more mistakes in identifying the emotions of others.

Fear didn't make an appearance in the list of emotions.

While working with college students keeps her young, it can also wear on her emotions.

The idea of tapping web-based data to build a real-time measure of users' emotions and preferences is not new.

Ask students to compare and contrast one another's poetry and collages to see if similar emotions are expressed by the all.

She performed this act several times, until the pain offered her some relief from her emotions.

Rozin, who studies other human emotions and likes and dislikes.

It is meant to provoke emotions to get folks to take an action.

But it will surely be easier to inflame emotions than to soothe them.

My intellect had to work so hard to figure out what was happening that my emotions never got engaged.

Insofar as our emotions are manifested as condensation on our skin, perhaps there is some common ground between the two camps.

We may need to attribute human emotions and thought to them.

The emotions roused by the fight for the chocolate-maker go far beyond the business specifics, however.

He says meditation can teach people how to become more aware of their minds and their emotions.

Mirror neurons reflect not only other people's actions but their intentions and emotions as well.

Playing on the fears and emotions of the underserved is downright criminal.

But whenever male hair is at issue, emotions run sky-high on both sides.

Their pieces, engaging and entertaining all, express the whole range of emotions that learning any new language entails.

We are exquisitely able to recognize other individuals and to read their emotions from mere glimpses of their faces.

Maybe he wanted to check his feelings and perceptions against someone else who might be experiencing the same emotions.

Once they understand the economic trade-offs, their emotions are likely to cool.

After the trauma of attack and loss comes healing-and a richer understanding of the emotions and intelligence of elephants.

Part of the reason is that it is closely tied to our emotions.

These people are human, too, and they feel jealosy and petty emotions.

Other products have also succeeded in touching the emotions.

Discoveries of human ancestors evoke a mixture of emotions including humility, excitement and curiosity.

It is involved with high-level processing of our perceptions, thoughts, emotions and.

They ignore what they hearts and powerful emotions tell them, and make themselves do things which don't feel right and don't fit.

The emotions stirred up by an impending war, although powerful, can also be ephemeral.

In the tumult of battle, robots wouldn't be affected by volatile emotions.

Yet parts of the limbic system that are responsible for learning and emotions also affect the signals.

Nothing is to be left up to the senses, to the emotions.

But she was also the plaything of powerful emotions.

Each species displays distinct color patterns to indicate specific reactions or emotions.

Reasoning and emotions were supposed to be unique to us, as was personality.

Fear brings up emotions which leads to heated arguments and statements.

His ability to set aside his own emotions remains to be demonstrated.

She remembers world events and trips to the grocery store, the weather and her emotions.

Maybe the language of dreams are emotions which subserve and structure our waking without us realising it consciously.

They have an inability to control their emotions or to behave rationally.

Images of food riots and hungry people stir deep emotions.

Our closing ceremonies were filled with mixed emotions.

Strong emotions and vulnerability can motivate us to express our ideas.

Clearly the issue of tenure and workplace culture in general brings strong emotions to the surface for many people.

Much talk and emotions but no result, besides winning elections.

He quickly became fascinated with capturing people's emotions and personalities.

Emotions often sway our spendthrift or miserly ways.

They know what to expect and how to respond to the child's emotions.

All the funds and emotions raised for that fight have to be put to some kind of use.

But invasive species aren't always an ugly duckling and emotions can run high against efforts to remove them.

With a baby's birth, parents become flooded with new responsibilities and emotions.

Emotions are a powerful thing and everyone's expression of them is different.

It's probably not surprising that mothers excel at recognizing and interpreting the moods and emotions of their infants.

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Word Origin & History

emotion

1570s, "a (physical) moving, stirring, agitation," from M.Fr. emotion, from O.Fr. emouvoir "stir up," from L. emovere "move out, remove, agitate," from ex- "out" + movere "to move" (see move). Sense of "strong feeling" is first recorded 1650s; extended to "any feeling" 1808.

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Medical Dictionary

emotion e·mo·tion (ĭ-mō'shən)
n.
An intense mental state that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes.

e·mo'tion·al adj.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

emotion

(ĭ-mō'shən) Pronunciation Key
A psychological state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is sometimes accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling.

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