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An emotion is a strong feeling, like the emotion you feel when you see your best friend at the movies with a group of people who cause trouble for you.

The word emotion comes from the Middle French word émotion, which means "a (social) moving, stirring, agitation." We feel many different emotions every day, like love, fear, joy and sadness — just to name a few. On its own, emotion means "the expression of feeling," like a musician who plays with great emotion, or an actor whose face conveys emotions, even when he or she is just standing quietly on the stage.

DEFINITIONS OF: emotion

n any strong feeling

Types:: show 71 types...; hide 71 types...; CER, conditioned emotion, conditioned emotional response
an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning; anger, choler, ire
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); awe, fear, reverence, veneration
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; 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; 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); adoration, worship
a feeling of profound love and admiration; abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium
hate coupled with disgust; discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment
anxious embarrassment; fury, madness, rage
a feeling of intense anger; enragement, infuriation
a feeling of intense anger; offence, offense, umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being offended; indignation, outrage
a feeling of righteous anger; huffiness
a passing state of anger and resentment; dander, hackles
a feeling of anger and animosity; bad temper, ill temper
a persisting angry mood; annoyance, chafe, vexation
anger produced by some annoying irritation; alarm, consternation, dismay
fear resulting from the awareness of danger; creeps
a feeling of fear and revulsion; chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; horror
intense and profound fear; hysteria
excessive or uncontrollable fear; affright, panic, terror
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety; panic attack, scare
a sudden attack of fear; stage fright
fear that affects a person about to face an audience; apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
fearful expectation or anticipation; timidity, timidness, timorousness
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions; intimidation
the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid; trouble, worry
a strong feeling of anxiety; care, concern, fear
an anxious feeling; anxiousness, disquiet
a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments; insecurity
the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure; disquietude, edginess, inquietude, uneasiness
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable; sinking, sinking feeling
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; misgiving, qualm, scruple
uneasiness about the fitness of an action; jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters; angst
an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom; elation, high spirits, lightness
a feeling of joy and pride; exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation
a feeling of extreme joy; excitement, exhilaration
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; agape, agape love
selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature); agape
(Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind; filial love
the love of a child for a parent; ardor, ardour
intense feeling of love; amorousness, enamoredness
a feeling of love or fondness; calf love, crush, infatuation, puppy love
temporary love of an adolescent; devotedness, devotion
feelings of ardent love; benevolence
disposition to do good; heartstrings
your deepest feelings of love and compassion; caring, lovingness
a loving feeling; loyalty
feelings of allegiance; misanthropy
hatred of mankind; misogamy
hatred of marriage; misogynism, misogyny
hatred of women; misology
hatred of reasoning; misoneism
hatred of change or innovation; misopedia
hatred of children; murderousness
a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses; despisal, despising
a feeling of scornful hatred; enmity, hostility, ill will
the feeling of a hostile person; malevolence, malignity
wishing evil to others; exuberance
joyful enthusiasm; embarrassment
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; gratification, satisfaction
state of being gratified or satisfied; felicity, happiness
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy; state
a state of depression or agitation; unhappiness
state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

Type of:: feeling
the experiencing of affective and emotional states

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