sentimentnoun
uk/ˈsen.tɪ.mənt/us/ˈsen.t̬ə.mənt/sentiment noun (IDEA)
C2 [ C or U ] formal a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about something:
Nationalist sentiment has increased in the area since the bombing.
I don't think she shares my sentiments.
His son was overwhelmed by the sentiments of love and support in the cards and letters he received.
formal "It's a very bad situation." "My sentiments exactly (= I completely agree)."
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- The area has become a hotbed of anti-government sentiment.
- Already we have some indication of public sentiment on this issue.
- That sentiment is echoed north of the border.
- The past few weeks have witnessed an outpouring of patriotic sentiment.
- It's a sentiment that I can relate to.
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Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- -ist
- article of faith
- attitude
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- stand
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
- youth culture
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sentiment noun (FEELINGS)
[ U ] often disapproving gentle feelings such as sympathy, love, etc., especially when considered to be silly or not suitable:
The film is flawed by cloying sentiment.
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Feelings - general words
- aura
- charged
- emotional
- emotionalism
- feeling
- free-floating
- himself
- in your heart of hearts idiom
- infect
- myself
- ripple
- sentient
- sentimental
- sentimentalism
- soul
- soulful
- stab
- tinge
- tingle
- trip
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