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Etymology
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’”).
Pronunciation
- (GA) IPA: /əˈmoʊʃn̩/
- (CanE) IPA: /ɛˈmʌʊʃn̩/
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- Rhymes: -əʊʃən
Noun
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Singular emotion |
Plural emotions |
emotion (plural emotions)
- A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
- A reaction by an non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.
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