emotion
/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.19 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "and the water continuing in the caverns[…]caused the emotion or earthquake"
- "He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts."
- "“Just think about the last big decision you made. How much of it was based in emotion and how much was based in intellect? Most all big decisions are based in both.” […] Historically, placing weight on emotions has been dismissed. “What’s remarkable is that for so many years, people didn’t see emotions as conveying important messages,” he says."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion Borrowed from Middle French emotion (modern French émotion), from émouvoir (“excite”), based on Latin ēmōtus, past participle of ēmoveō (“to move out, move away, remove, stir up, irritate”), from ē- (“out”) (variant of ex-), and moveō (“move”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ēmōtus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən/
- British English: /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
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