emotion

English

/ɪˈmoʊʃən/, /ɪˈməʊʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
  • A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (move, drive, damp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mew-

Gloss

move, drive, damp

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

湿

Emoji

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