Emotion

n.

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A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings, whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the body. How different the emotions between departure and return! - W. Irving. Some vague emotion of delight. - Tennyson.

Noun

1.

emotion - any strong feeling

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