emoción

Definitions of emoción
  1. noun
    any strong feeling
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    cólera, enojo, ira
    a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
    adefesio, asombro, espantajo, espanto, esperpento, estantigua, miedo, sobresalto, susto, visión
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    acatamiento
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
    desazón, inquietud, preocupación
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    alegría
    the emotion of great happiness
    amor
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
    detestación, odio
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
    espíritu, estado emocional
    the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
    abominación, aborrecimiento, asco, aversión, execración, grima, hastío, horror, repugnancia
    hate coupled with disgust
    furia, furor, ira, rabia
    a feeling of intense anger
    enfurecimiento
    a feeling of intense anger
    ofensa, resentimiento
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
    atrocidad, indignación, ultraje
    a feeling of righteous anger
    collar
    a feeling of anger and animosity
    atrabilis, genio, mal humor, malaleche, malhumor
    a persisting angry mood
    contrariedad, irritación, vejación
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
    consternación, espanto
    fear resulting from the awareness of danger
    escalofrío, espeluzno, estremecimiento, hormigueo, temblor
    an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
    horror
    intense and profound fear
    pánico
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    espanto, horror, pavor, temor, terror
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    ansiedad, cuita, pena, preocupación, sinsabor, temor
    a strong feeling of anxiety
    cuidado, desvelo, inquietud, preocupación, solicitud
    an anxious feeling
    inseguridad
    the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
    incomodidad
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
    duda, escrúpulo
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    nerviosismo, zozobra
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
    angustia
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
    efervescencia, euforia
    a feeling of joy and pride
    exultación, júbilo, regocijo
    a feeling of extreme joy
    regocijo
    the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
    ardor
    intense feeling of love
    chifladura, enamoramiento
    temporary love of an adolescent
    misantropía
    hatred of mankind
    misogamia
    hatred of marriage
    misoginia
    hatred of women
    misología
    hatred of reasoning
    misoneísmo
    hatred of change or innovation
    misopedia
    hatred of children
    desprecio
    a feeling of scornful hatred
    animadversión, hostilidad
    the feeling of a hostile person
    malevolencia, malignidad
    wishing evil to others
    arrebatamiento, arrebato, arrobamiento, arrobo, elevación, embeleso, embriaguez, enajenación, exaltación, rapto, transporte, éxtasis
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
    satisfacción
    state of being gratified or satisfied
    bienaventuranza, dicha, felicidad
    state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
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    sentimiento
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    excited anticipation of an approaching climax
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    expectación
    an expectation
  3. noun
    the swift release of a store of affective force
    synonyms: golpe, rubor
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    regocijo
    the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
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