Synonyms for emotion
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Noun
1. Feeling — A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based…
feeling, sentiment, excitement, passion, sensation, sensibility, affect
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Definitions
- n. 1
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
Related words
- Word family
- emoticon emotionable emotional emotionalize emotionless
- Phrases
- appeal to emotion
Forms
- Plural
- emotions → feelings, sentiments, excitements, passions…
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Emotion is of the mind alone, being the excited action of some inward susceptibility or feeling; as, an emotion of pity, terror, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- feeling I am feeling quite pleased about what you've said.
- passion We defy our foes, for our passion makes us strong!
- excitement Igor's excitement for exploring Algeria only grew.
- sentiment Anti-Chinese sentiment is on the rise in Myanmar.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| emotion | rising | |
| feeling | rising | |
| passion | rising | |
| excitement | rising | |
| sentiment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- affect2
- 7 letters
- feeling2, passion2
- 9 letters
- sentiment3, sensation3, agitation4
- 10 letters
- excitement3
- 11 letters
- sensibility5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (affect2 = 2 syllables).