emotion
Usage
What are other ways to say emotion?
The noun emotion refers to a feeling that is intensified: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing.
Example Sentences
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“There’s a current of emotion that runs through the process. It’s their baby,” Brown said.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026
The glamorous single mother from a modest background had shown no emotion during her trial at which the jury took just 14 minutes to find her guilty.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
Which helps explain why Messi reacted to Tuesday’s latest failure from the penalty spot with a raw show of emotion rarely displayed by superhuman athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
Altadena residents Gary and Mary Lyzenga spoke about the emotion behind the widespread efforts in the community to pass the bill.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
I feel something—an emotion I’ve been pushing down since the news—a deep sadness rearing its head over the scatterbrained mosaic that is my mind.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing emotion
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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