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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: émouvoir 'to cause to have strong feelings', from Latin movere 'to move'

emotion

 noun
     
e‧mo‧tion W3 [uncountable and countable]
a strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger:
Her voice was full of emotion.
conflicting/mixed emotions
Sara listened with mixed emotions.
She was good at hiding her emotions.
Kim received the news without showing any visible sign of emotion.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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