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emotion

Main Entry:: emo·tion
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈmō-shən\
Function:: noun

1 : the affective aspect of consciousness 2 : a state of feeling 3 : 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—compare affect

— emo·tion·al \-shnəl, -shən-^əl\

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adjective

— emo·tion·al·i·ty \-ˌmō-shə-ˈnal-ət-ē\

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noun, plural emo·tion·al·i·ties

— emo·tion·al·ly \-ˈmō-shnə-lē, -shən-^əl-ē\

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adverb

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