emotion
noun
Synonyms
- chord
- feeling
- passion
- sentiment
Example Sentences
ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 Although in clinical medicine and societal discourse, mind and body, sensation and emotion, biology and psychology, are often considered as distinct, human nature begs to differ. Haider Warraich, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 Even with emotion running high, Noonan and players could cop to that on Saturday. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 Hashmall urged the jury to consider evidence and not arguments or emotion, keeping in mind that first responders need latitude to do their jobs. Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 More than three decades later, her mother, Francine Battle, 83, watched with a rush of emotion footage of the gruesome Windsor Hills crash that left five people, including a pregnant woman, dead. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 In that respect, the session with Marie is vintage Saul, a straightforward across-the-desk scene with a zigzagging power dynamic that veers wildly from honest emotion to sneering gamesmanship. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 That’s a powerful feeling or emotion that people find hard to forgo; the idea of being at the center of an organization’s plan is priceless. Abiola Salami, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Many of these artists sing in English and have their sights set on the globe, but their pride and emotion at performing at the country’s biggest festival was evident and clearly shared by the capacity audiences. Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle French, from emouvoir to stir up, from Old French esmovoir, from Latin emovēre to remove, displace, from e- + movēre to move
1579, in the meaning defined at sense 2b
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Medical Definition
emotion
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emotion
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- feeling
- chord
- sense
- sentiment
- passion
- perception
- attitude
- sensation
- impression
- conviction
- belief
- sensitivity
- opinion
- mind
- viewpoint
- judgment
- perspective
- sensitiveness
- sensibility
- responsiveness
- angle
- receptivity
- judgement
- standpoint
- persuasion
- notion
- verdict
- outlook
- view
- receptiveness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- insensitiveness
- insensitivity
- unfeelingness
Synonyms & Similar Words
- intensity
- enthusiasm
- intenseness
- passionateness
- warmth
- passion
- violence
- fervor
- excitement
- ardency
- heat
- tenderness
- emotionality
- fervency
- vehemence
- sentimentality
- compassion
- fire
- zeal
- ardor
- emotionalism
- white heat
- sympathy
- fervidness
- responsiveness
- melodrama
- histrionics
- sentiment
- earnestness
- mawkishness
- cathexis
- infatuation
- eagerness
- zest
- sappiness
- gusto
- obsession
- fanaticism
- fever
- mania
- keenness
- hot-bloodedness
- torridness
- torridity
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- impassiveness
- impassivity
- composure
- insensitivity
- calmness
- indifference
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- reticence
- aloofness
- apathy
- stoicism
- dryness
- taciturnity
- stoniness
- phlegm
- reserve
- collectedness
- coldness
- stiffness
- detachedness
- unconcern
- reservedness
- insensibleness
- coolness
- chilliness
- frigidity
- woodenness
- frigidness
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of emotion are affection, feeling, passion, and sentiment. While all these words mean "a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation," emotion carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like feeling, encompasses both positive and negative responses.
While in some cases nearly identical to emotion, affection applies to feelings that are also inclinations or likings.
The meanings of feeling and emotion largely overlap; however, feeling denotes any partly mental, partly physical response marked by pleasure, pain, attraction, or repulsion; it may suggest the mere existence of a response but imply nothing about the nature or intensity of it.
While the synonyms passion and emotion are close in meaning, passion suggests a very powerful or controlling emotion.
In some situations, the words sentiment and emotion are roughly equivalent. However, sentiment often implies an emotion inspired by an idea.