emotion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French émotion, from émouvoir (“‘excite’”) based on Latin emovere, from e- (“‘out’”) (variant of ex-), and movere (“‘move’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /əˈmoʊʃn̩/
• (CanE) IPA: /ɛˈmʌʊʃn̩/
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  Rhymes: -əʊʃən

[edit] Noun

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emotion (plural emotions)

1. A person's internal state of being and involuntary, subjective, physiological response to an object or a situation, based in or tied to physical state and sensory feelings.
2. A reaction by an non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

[edit] Derived terms

• emotional

[edit] Synonyms

• (person's internal state of being):  feeling, affect

[edit] Translations