Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A strong feeling such as joy, anger, love, or sadness, which can influence behavior.
Emotion
/ɪˈməʊʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
She was a creature of violent and changing emotions.
She stopped speaking because she felt too much emotion to continue.
Not dead?"Ridgeway bowed his head, his features working with emotion.
Etymology:
The word emotion originates from the Middle French émotion, which itself is derived from the Old French emouvoir meaning to stimulate. It has roots in the Latin emovere, where e- means out and movere means move.
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