emotion
Usage
What are other ways to say emotion?
The noun emotion refers to a feeling that is intensified: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing.
Example Sentences
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"We watch football for the emotion, for the joy and for the special moments and we are seeing them down there," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
When experiencing either emotion, everything — be it a piece of news, the prick of a finger, a conversation with a loved one living thousands of miles away — is magnified.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
It includes mythical creatures, the Aztec calendar and local landscapes, all of it in vibrant primary colors rich with emotion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
These roles are not real, even if the emotion feels real.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026
This is something that makes me feel the human emotion of happy deep in my system.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Vocabulary lists containing emotion
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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