e·mo·tion ( -m  sh n)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, reverence, hate, and love. 2. A state of mental agitation or disturbance: spoke unsteadily in a voice that betrayed his emotion. See Synonyms at feeling. 3. The part of the consciousness that involves feeling; sensibility: "The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect" (Isaac Bashevis Singer). [French émotion, from Old French, from esmovoir, to excite, from Vulgar Latin *exmov  re : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin movre, to move; see meu- in Indo-European roots.] |
emotion
Noun
1. any strong feeling, such as joy or fear
2. the part of a person's character based on feelings rather than thought: the conflict between emotion and logic [Latin emovere to disturb]
| emotion (-mshn) A psychological state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is sometimes accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 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" |
emotion
Translations
n emotion [iˈməuʃən]
1 a (strong) feeling of any kind Fear, joy, anger, love, jealousy are all emotions. emosie, gevoel عاطِفَه вълнения emoce følelse; sindsbevægelse die Gefühlsbewegung συναίσθημα sentimiento tundmus احساس tunne, tunnetila émotion רְגָשוֹת भावना osjećaj érzelem perasaan geðshræring emozione 感情 감정, 정서 jausmas, emocija jūtas; emocijas perasaan gevoelen (sterk) følelse, sinnsbevegelse uczucie emoção sentiment эмоция emócia čustvo emocija [] 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 dojetí sindsbevægelse das Gefühl συγκίνηση emoción meeleliigutus شور؛ هیجان mielenliikutus émotion רֶגֶש भावुकता ganuće indulat emosi geðshræring emozione 感動 감동, 감격 susijaudinimas saviļņojums emosi emotie sinnsbevegelse wzruszenie emoção emoţie душевное волнение dojatie razburjenje osećanje sinnesrörelse, känslosvall สภาวะอารมณ์ที่ไม่ปรกติ duygu, coşku 激動 хвилювання, збудження جذبات sự xúc động 激动
adj eˈmotional
1 of the emotions Emotional problems are affecting her work. emosionele عاطِفي емоционален citový følelsesmæssig gefühlsbedingt συναισθηματικός emocional tunde- احساسی؛ عاطفی tunneperäinen, tunne- émotif רִגשִי भावनात्मक osjećajni érzelmi mengenai perasaan, emosional tilfinningalegur emozionale 感情の 감정적인 emocinis, jausminis emocionāls masalah emosi emotioneel følelses-; psykisk emocjonalny 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 (negativeunemotional) causing or showing emotion an emotional farewell. gevoelens مُثير للعَواطِف прочувствен dojemný følelsesladet gefühlvoll συγκινητικός emotivo tundeküllane پرشور؛ هیجان زده tunteellinen chargé d'émotion רַגשָנִי संवेगात्मक bezosjećajni érzelmes penuh emosi hjartnæmur commovente 感情に流された 감동적인 jaudinantis, jausmingas saviļņojošs perpisahan yang emosi emotioneel følelsesbetont poruszający, uczuciowy emotivo emoţionant волнующий dojímavý čustven emotivan känsloladdad ทางอารมณ์ duygulu 激起情感的 хвилюючий جذباتی ظاہر کرنا gây xúc động 激起情感的
3 (negativeunemotional) (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 citově založený følsom emotional ευσυγκίνητος emotivo, sentimental emotsionaalne احساساتی emotionaalinen émotif רַגשָנִי भावप्रबल, भावुक osjetljiv érzelmes cengeng, emosional tilfinningaríkur emotivo 感情的な 감정의, 정에 약한 emocionalus emocionāls; jūtīgs beremosi emotioneel lettbevegelig, følsom, lettrørt uczuciowy emotivo sensibil эмоциональный citovo založený čustven emotivan känslig, känslosam ซึ่งอารมณ์อ่อนไหว coşkulu 易動情感的 емоційний جذباتی ہونا dễ xúc động 易动情感的
adv eˈmotionally
aandoenlik, emosioneel عاطِفِيّا емоционално cituplně følelsesmæssigt; følsomt emotional συναισθηματικά, ευσυγκίνητα emocionalmente emotsionaalselt از نظر احساسی emotionaalisesti avec émotion בְרַגשָנוּת भावुकतापूर्वक osjećajno emocionálisan secara emosional á tilfinningaríkan hátt con emozione 感情的に 정서적으로 jausmingai, emocionaliai emocionāli; saviļņojoši dengan emosi emotioneel følsomt; rørende emocjonalnie emocionalmente cu emoţie эмоционально emocionálne čustveno emotivno känslomässigt, emotionellt อย่างอ่อนไหว duygusal bakımdan 感情上的 емоційно جذباتی طور پر một cách xúc động 感情上的
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