Main Entry: emo·tion

Pronunciation: \i-ˈmō-shən\

Function: noun

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