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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Edgerton: Talking about emotion was one of the tricky things with “Train Dreams.”
From Los Angeles Times
"I think sometimes your emotions will speak to you in a different language," he told Rolling Stone.
From BBC
The German said "emotions are part of the football game", while the City boss said it was "absolutely" fine between the pair.
From BBC
It’s human nature to want to chase the stocks up the most and sell after large pullbacks, but letting emotions drive decisions is a recipe for underperformance.
From Barron's
The night was a mix of jubilant reunions and raw emotion.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
