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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary emo·tion ETYMOLOGY Middle French, from emouvoir to stir up, from Old French esmovoir, from Latin emovēre to remove, displace, from e-+ movēre to move DATE 1579 1. a. obsolete : disturbance b. excitement 2. a. the affective aspect of consciousness : feeling b. a state of feeling c. a conscious mental reaction (as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body Synonyms: see feeling English Etymology emotion 1570s, "a (physical) moving, stirring, agitation," from M.Fr .emotion, from http://M.Fr O.Fr . emouvoir "stir up," from L. emovere "move out, remove, agitate," from ex- "out" + movere "to move" (see move). Sense of "strong feeling" is first recorded 1650s; extended to "any feeling" 1808.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ emotion emo·tion / i5mEuFn; NAmE i5mouFn / noun[C, U] a strong feeling such as love, fear or anger; the part of a person's character that consists of feelings 强烈的感情；激情；情感；情绪: He lost control of his emotions. 他对自己的情绪失去了控制。 They expressed mixed emotions at the news. 他们对这个消息表现出复杂的感情。 Emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.). 群情激动起来。 The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought. 这个决定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。 She showed no emotion at the verdict. 她对这一裁定无动于衷。 Mary was overcome with emotion. 玛丽激动得不能自持。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English emotion noun ADJ. deep, extreme, intense, overwhelming, powerful, profound, strong, violent | complex | conflicting, contradictory, mixed, tangled She felt torn by conflicting emotions. | destructive, negative Counselling can teach people to handle negative emotions such as fear and anger. | positive | inner, innermost | painful | fragile The nurse was handling his fragile emotions very carefully. | raw a moving performance full of raw emotion | pent-up, suppressed Years of pent-up emotion came out as he sobbed. | human Fear is a normal human emotion. QUANT. flicker, hint, trace There wasn't a hint of emotion in his eyes. | flood, rush, surge, wave She felt a sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again. | display She could not cope with such public displays of emotion. VERB + EMOTION experience, feel the emotions that we experience as children He felt no emotion as she left. | be choked with, be filled with, be overcome with Her voice was choked with emotion. | be devoid of, be drained of | display, express, show Drama can help children to express their emotions. The woman's face showed no emotion. | release Releasing these emotions is part of the healing process. | betray | shake with, tremble with She realized she was shaking all over with emotion. | bottle up, control, hide, stifle, suppress | cope with, deal with, handle | confront Counsellors encourage victims of crime to confront their emotions. | arouse, provoke, stir (up) an incident that has aroused strong emotions locally | be charged with, be full of a speech that was charged with emotion PREP. with/without ~ She spoke with deep emotion. PHRASES depth/intensity of emotion The film has a surprising depth of emotion for a comedy. | a gamut/range of emotions Her performance in the play covered the whole gamut of emotions. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: FEELING 3, affection, affectivity, passion, sentiment Related Words: excitability, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, susceptibilities; sensation Contrasted Words: coldness, detachment, reserve, unfeelingness Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged emo·tion \ə̇ˈmōshən, ēˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from emouvoir to start out, incite, stir up (after Middle French mouvoir to move: motion), from Old French esmovoir, from Latin exmovēre, emovēre to move out, move away, from ex- 1ex-, e- + movēre to move — more at move 1. a. obsolete : a physical or social agitation, disturbance, or tumultuous movement b. : turmoil or agitation in feeling or sensibility < the nerveless dreamer, who spends his life in a weltering sea of sensibility and emotion — William James > < love between men and women … is such a hot, stupid, middling thing, all emotion and no thought — Rose Macaulay > c. : a physiological departure from homeostasis that is subjectively experienced in strong feeling (as of love, hate, desire, or fear) and manifests itself in neuromuscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, hormonal, and other bodily changes preparatory to overt acts which may or may not be performed — often used in plural < how can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe — Mary W. Shelley > d. : an instance of such a turmoil or agitation in feeling or sensibility : state of strong feeling (as of fear, anger, disgust, grief, joy, or surprise) < he felt a sudden rage but quickly controlled the emotion > < overcome with the emotion of grief when he heard of his friend's death > < the girl hardly knew what love was since she had never before experienced so tender an emotion > 2. a. : the affective aspect of consciousness : feeling < we are not men of reason, we are creatures of emotion — C.C.Furnas > b. : a reaction of or effect upon this aspect of consciousness < the essential emotion of the play is the feeling of a son toward a guilty mother — T.S.Eliot > < the emotion of beauty, like all our emotions, is certainly the inherited product of unimaginably countless experiences in an immeasurable past — P.E.More > < reason rather than emotion forms the main basis for his marriage — Nellie Maher > < the mind must have its share in deciding these important matters, not merely the emotions and desires — Rose Macaulay > 3. : the quality (as of a song or painting) that arouses an emotion, especially a pleasant one < the melody of the song voices the emotion, the appeal — Anatole Chujoy > 4. : an expression of feeling, especially strong feeling < the king moves anonymously among his men … listening to their emotions about the war — Delmore Schwartz > Synonyms: see feeling |
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