emotionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/us/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən/B2 a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general:
Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.
My mother was overcome with emotion and burst into tears.
More examples
- He showed no emotion as he walked into the witness box.
- Overcome by emotion, she found herself unable to speak for a few minutes.
- The British traditionally tend not to display much emotion in public.
- As an actor he could communicate a whole range of emotions.
- The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the occasion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strong feelings
- all-consuming
- anguish
- ardent
- be beside yourself idiom
- be convulsed with laughter, rage, etc. idiom
- beside
- explosive
- fiery
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- intensity
- profound
- safety valve
- supercharged
- unquenchable
- vehement
- vehemently
- weak-kneed
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