expressionism

n.	1.	an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized.
	2.	a genre of German painting that tried to show the subjective responses to scenes rather than the scenes themselves.

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expressionism - an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

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