emotion

e·mo·tion

 (ĭ-mō′shən)

n.

1. A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling: the emotions of joy, sorrow, and anger.

2. Such mental states or the qualities that are associated with them, especially in contrast to reason: a decision based on emotion rather than logic.

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[French émotion, from Old French, from esmovoir, to excite, from Vulgar Latin *exmovēre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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emotion

(ɪˈməʊʃən)

n

any strong feeling, as of joy, sorrow, or fear

[C16: from French, from Old French esmovoir to excite, from Latin ēmovēre to disturb, from movēre to move]

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e•mo•tion

(ɪˈmoʊ ʃən)

n.

1. an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, etc., is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.

2. any of the feelings of joy, sorrow, hate, love, etc.

3. a strong agitation of the feelings caused by experiencing love, fear, etc.

[1570–80; appar. < 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]

e•mo′tion•less, adj.

syn: See feeling.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emotion - any strong feeling       feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" CER, conditioned emotion, conditioned emotional response - an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) reverence, veneration, awe, fear - a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love" hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"

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emotion

noun

1. feeling, spirit, soul, passion, excitement, sensation, sentiment, agitation, fervour, ardour, vehemence, perturbation Her voice trembled with emotion.

2. instinct, sentiment, sensibility, intuition, tenderness, gut feeling, soft-heartedness the split between reason and emotion

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emotion

noun

A complex and usually strong subjective response, such as love or hate:

affection, affectivity, feeling, sentiment.

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Translations

إنْفِعالعَاطِفَةعاطِفَه

emocepocit

følelsesindsbevægelse

GefühlEmotionEmpfindungGefühlsbewegungBewegung

συναίσθημα

emociónsentimientoafecto

tunne

émotion

emocija

érzésindulat

geîshræring

emozionecommoventecommozione

感情

감정

emocijaemocinisemocionaliaiemocionalusjausmas

emocijasjūtassaviļņojums

emotie

følelsesinnsbevegelse

emocja

emoção

эмоциячувство

dojatieemócia

čustvo

känsla

อารมณ์

duyguhiscoşku

cảm xúc

情绪感情激动

emotion

[ɪˈməʊʃən] N

1. (= passion) → emoción f
her voice trembled with emotion → su voz temblaba de emoción
he never shows any emotion → nunca deja ver ninguna emoción
the split between reason and emotion → la división entre la razón y los sentimientos → el conflicto entre los dictados de la mente y del corazón

2. (= sensation) (eg happiness, love, fear, anger) → sentimiento m
he struggled to control his emotions → luchaba para controlar sus sentimientos

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emotion

[ɪˈməʊʃ^ən] n

(= feeling) → sentiment m
Guilt is an extremely negative emotion → La culpabilité est un sentiment extrêmement négatif.
reason vs emotion → la raison contre les sentiments
to express one's emotions → exprimer ses sentiments

(= strong feeling) → émotion f
Her voice trembled with emotion → Sa voix tremblait d'émotion.
to speak with emotion → parler avec émotion
to be overcome with emotion [person] → être terrassé(e) par l'émotion
to show no emotion → ne montrer aucune émotion

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emotion

n

→ Gefühl nt, → Emotion f, → Gefühlsregung f; to dissociate emotion from reason → Verstand und Gefühl trennen

no pl (= state of being moved) → (Gemüts)bewegung f, → Bewegtheit f; to show no emotion → unbewegt bleiben; in a voice full of emotion → mit bewegter Stimme; there was absolutely no emotion in his voice → seine Stimme war völlig emotionslos

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emotion

[ɪˈməʊʃ/ən] n → emozione f; (love, jealousy) → sentimento

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emotion

(iˈməuʃən) noun

1. a (strong) feeling of any kind. Fear, joy, anger, love, jealousy are all emotions. emosie, gevoel عاطِفَه вълнения emoção emoce die Gefühlsbewegung følelse; sindsbevægelse συναίσθημαsentimiento tundmus احساس tunne émotion רְגָשוֹת भावना osjećaj érzelem perasaan geðshræring emozione 感情 감정 jausmas, emocija jūtas; emocijas perasaan gevoelenfølelse, sinnsbevegelseuczucie هيجان، احساس emoção sentiment эмоция emócia čustvo emocija [stark] känsla อารมณ์; ความรู้สึก duygu, his 感情 почуття, емоція کوئی شدید جذبہ cảm xúc 感情

2. the moving or upsetting of the mind or feelings. He was overcome by/with emotion. aandoening إنْفِعال емоция emoção dojetí das Gefühl sindsbevægelse συγκίνησηemoción meeleliigutus شور؛ هیجان liikuttuminen émotionרגש भावुकता ganuće indulat emosi geðshræring emozione 感動 감동 susijaudinimas saviļņojums emosi emotiesinnsbevegelsewzruszenie هيجان، احساس emoção emo­ţie душевное волнение dojatie razburjenje osećanje sinnesrörelse, känslosvall สภาวะอารมณ์ที่ไม่ปรกติ duygu, coşku 激動 хвилювання, збудження جذبات sự xúc động 激动

eˈmotional adjective

1. of the emotions. Emotional problems are affecting her work. emosionele عاطِفي емоционален emocional citový gefühlsbedingt følelsesmæssig συναισθηματικόςemocional tunde- احساسی؛ عاطفی tunne- émotifרגשי भावनात्मक osjećajni érzelmi mengenai perasaan, emosional tilfinningalegur emozionale 感情の 감정의 emocinis, jausminis emocionāls masalah emosi emotioneelfølelses-; psykiskemocjonalny هيجانى، احساساتى emocional senti­mental эмоциональный citový čustven emotivan känslomässig, emotionell เกี่ยวกับอารมณ์ duygusal 感情上的 такий, що пов'язаний з емоціями جذبات سے منسوب về sự xúc động 感情上的

2. (negative unemotional) causing or showing emotion. an emotional farewell. gevoelens مُثير للعَواطِف прочувствен emotivo dojemný gefühlvoll følelsesladet συγκινητικόςemotivo tundeküllane پرشور؛ هیجان زده tunteellinen chargé d'émotion רַגשָנִי संवेगात्मक bezosjećajni érzelmes penuh emosi hjartnæmur commovente 感情に流された 감동의 jaudinantis, jausmingas saviļņojošs perpisahan yang emosi emotioneelfølelsesbetont poruszający, uczuciowy هيجانى emotivo emo­ţio­nant волнующий dojímavý čustven emotivan känsloladdad ทางอารมณ์ duygulu 感人的 хвилюючий جذباتی ظاہر کرنا gây xúc động 令人动情的

3. (negative unemotional) (of a person) easily affected by joy, anger, grief etc. She is a very emotional person; She is very emotional. gevoelig عاطِفي، سَريع الإنفِعال، سَريع التَّأثُّر чувствителен emotivo citově založený emotional følsom ευσυγκίνητοςemotivo, sentimental emotsionaalne احساساتی tunteellinen émotif רַגשָנִי भावप्रबल, भावुक‍ osjetljiv érzelmes cengeng, emosional tilfinningaríkur emotivo 感情的な 마음이 여린 emocionalus emocionāls; jūtīgs beremosi emotioneellettbevegelig, følsom, lettrørtuczuciowy احساساتى emotivo sen­­sibil эмоциональный citovo založený čustven emotivan känslig, känslosam ซึ่งอารมณ์อ่อนไหว coşkulu 感情用事的 емоційний جذباتی ہونا dễ xúc động 易动情感的

eˈmotionally adverb

aandoenlik, emosioneel عاطِفِيّا емоционално emocionalmente cituplně emotional følelsesmæssigt; følsomt συναισθηματικά, ευσυγκίνητα emocionalmente emotsionaalselt از نظر احساسی tunteellisesti avec émotion בְרַגשָנוּת भावुकतापूर्वक osjećajno emocionálisan secara emosional á tilfinningaríkan hátt con emozione 感情的に 감정적으로 jausmingai, emocionaliai emocionāli; saviļņojoši dengan emosi emotioneelfølsomt; rørende emocjonalnie په هيجان، داحساساتو له مخى، په مينه emocionalmente cu emoţie эмоционально emocionálne čustveno emotivno känslomässigt, emotionellt อย่างอ่อนไหว duygusal bakımdan 感情上的，情緒上的 емоційно جذباتی طور پر một cách xúc động 感情上，情绪上

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emotion

→ عَاطِفَة pocit følelse Gefühl συναίσθημα emoción tunne émotion emocija emozione 感情 감정 emotie følelse emocja emoção эмоция känsla อารมณ์ duygu cảm xúc 情绪

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e·mo·tion

n. emoción, sentimiento intenso.

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emotion

n emoción f

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