emotion
//ɪˈməʊ.ʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- emotions
Definitions
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.
2.A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2178
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
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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)owh₁éyetider.
Proto-Italic *moweō
Latin moveō