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emotionA strong feeling such as love, anger, joy, hate, or fear

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A strong feeling such as love, anger, joy, hate, or fear

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈmoʊʃən/

Korean meaning: 사랑, 분노, 기쁨, 미움, 두려움 등의 강한 감정

Korean pronunciation: 이-모-션 (강세: 모)

Example Sentences

  • My cat shows more emotion watching TV commercials than I do watching romantic movies.
  • The politician tried to hide his emotions, but his twitching eye gave him away.
  • The graduation ceremony was filled with emotion as students said goodbye to their teachers.

emotion

NOUN

//ɪˈmoʊʃən//

A strong feeling such as love, anger, joy, hate, or fear

emotion concept
💡 Concept

Experiencing different strong feelings

emotion rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Her devotion sets emotion in gentle motion!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈmoʊʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈməʊʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixe--
Rootmot
Suffix--ion

Origin

라틴어 'emotus'(흔들리다, 동요하다)에서 유래. 16세기 프랑스어 'émotion'을 거쳐 영어로 전래됨

🎵Rhyme

devotionmotionnotionpotionpromotion
devotion
motion
notion
potion
promotion

🔗Collocations

strong emotion

The movie evoked strong emotions in the audience.

mixed emotions

I had mixed emotions about leaving my hometown.

control emotions

Athletes need to control their emotions during competition.

express emotions

Art is a way to express emotions creatively.

raw emotion

The singer's performance was full of raw emotion.

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat shows more emotion watching TV commercials than I do watching romantic movies.

😄 Fun example

The politician tried to hide his emotions, but his twitching eye gave him away.

The graduation ceremony was filled with emotion as students said goodbye to their teachers.

Music has the power to trigger emotions and bring back memories.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

feelingsentimentpassionmoodreaction

Antonyms

apathyindifferencedetachment

Related

emotionalemotionallyemotivepsychologyempathy

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