definition of the word emotion

From French émotion, from émouvoir (“‘excite’”) based on Latin emotus, pp. emovere (“‘to move out, move away, remove, stir up, agitate’”), from e- (“‘out’”) (variant of ex-), and movere (“‘move’”).

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

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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.

• emotional

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

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