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 aobsolete : disturbance b: excitement2 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