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- pronunciation:
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noun |
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Emotions are feelings that all people have. Love, hate, fear, and anger are some emotions that people feel. Some emotions are so strong that changes in our bodies happen. Sometimes our hearts beat faster, our face turns red, or we start to cry, shake, or laugh.
When my grandparents came to this country, they felt many different emotions.
- synonyms:
- feeling
- similar words:
- reaction, response, sensation
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| definition 2: |
When you are in a state of emotion, it means that you are having strong feelings.
Willy was filled with emotion when his mom brought home the dog he saw at the animal shelter. He was so happy to finally have a dog of his own that his eyes filled with tears.- similar words:
- excitement, passion, warmth
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| derivation: |
emotionless (adj.) |
Emotion is from exmovere, a Latin word that means "to move out from" or "stir up." When our feelings are stirred up, the feelings we have often move out or burst out from inside us. One way this happens is when we express emotion through sounds, gestures, or words.
Word Builder: emotion +
- emotional:
showing emotion.
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a broader category that includes emotion |
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mind |
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an element of an emotion |
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burst, hint, ray, spark, trace |
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feeling emotions |
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afraid, angry, anxious, content, cross, desperate, envious, furious, glad, gloomy, grateful, guilty, happy, hopeful, jealous, miserable, nervous, proud, romantic, sad, sensitive, timid, upset |
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similar to emotion |
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feeling |
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some actions associated with emotions |
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beam, chuckle, cry, frown, giggle, grin, howl, laugh, scowl, scream, sigh, smile, sulk, tremble, weep, whine |
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some actions that cause emotions |
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amaze, astonish, bother, cheer, disturb, embarrass, excite, hurt, inspire, offend, provoke, scare, shock, stir, thrill, touch, upset, worry |
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some demonstrations of strong emotion |
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scene, tantrum |
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some examples of emotions |
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affection, alarm, amazement, anxiety, compassion, concern, disappointment, doubt, envy, fright, grief, guilt, hope, jealousy, joy, pity, pride, rage, regret, relief, satisfaction, scorn, shame, sorrow, surprise, sympathy, understanding, wonder |
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some kinds of emotions |
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anger, fear, happiness, hatred, love, sadness |
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some qualities of emotions |
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deep, hot, intense, shallow, slight, violent |
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study of emotion |
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psychology |
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without emotions |
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cool, numb |
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