emotion etc
1ÉMOTION — On peut définir l’émotion comme un trouble de l’adaptation des conduites. En délimitant une catégorie précise de faits psychologiques, cette définition exclut des acceptions trop vagues du mot «émotion», comme dans l’expression une «émotion… …
2Emotion — E*mo tion, n. [L. emovere, emotum, to remove, shake, stir up; e out + movere to move: cf. F. [ e]motion. See {Move}, and cf. {Emmove}.] A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings, whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or… …
3emotion — [ē mō′shən, imō′shən] n. [Fr (prob. after motion) < émouvoir, to agitate, stir up < VL * exmovere, for L emovere < e , out + movere, MOVE] 1. a) strong feeling; excitement b) a state of consciousness having to do with the arousal of… …
4emotion — emotionable, adj. emotionless, adj. /i moh sheuhn/, n. 1. an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness. 2. any of the… …
5Emotion — For other uses, see Emotion (disambiguation). Emotional redirects here. For other uses, see Emotional (disambiguation). Emotions Affection Anger Angst Annoyance Anxiety Apathy Arousal Awe Bo …
6emotion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, extreme, intense, overwhelming, powerful, profound, strong, violent ▪ genuine, heartfelt …
7emotion — A strong feeling, aroused mental state, or intense state of drive or unrest, which may be directed toward a definite object and is evidenced in both behavior and in psychologic changes, with accompanying autonomic nervous system manifestations.… …
8Emotion — Affekt, Gefühl, psychische Erregung; innere Empfindung, die angenehm oder unangenehm empfunden und mehr oder weniger bewusst erlebt wird, z.B. Freude, Angst, Kummer, Überraschung. Die E. ist ein komplexes Muster aus physiologischen Reaktionen… …
9emotion — noun (C, U) a strong human feeling such as love, hate, anger etc: A mixture of emotions welled up inside him as she spoke. | The accused man showed little sign of emotion as he was sentenced …
10emotion — e•mo•tion [[t]ɪˈmoʊ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, etc., is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness 2) any of the feelings of joy, sorrow, hate, love, etc …