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.
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Burnham told podcaster Day his English degree helped with "getting the emotion into what you do and what you say" and having a "connection with people".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
A well-read person grows body armor against the rigid conspiracy theorist, against flat artificial intelligence that manipulates without emotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Villarreal: Seeing what Robby is facing, how do you establish boundaries for yourself in terms of taking it in — dealing with the burnout, and overwhelming emotion of it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
There are no tears, but the emotion is clear.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Now it’s time to get to work,” Guardian says, and I feel too much of the human emotion of excitement to even be annoyed at Guardian’s bossiness.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
That does not necessarily mean dogs experience emotions in the same way people do.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
"They are really good at understanding emotions in humans - a species that is completely different from them."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Recent weeks have shown just how much the case continues to stir strong emotions.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Weight is really a byproduct of somebody’s complex relationships between their thoughts, their emotions, and then the actions that they take to try to regulate or cope,” she added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Supreme Commander has trained me, since birth, to control my emotions.
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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