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Emotion \E*mo"tion\, n. [L. emovere, emotum, to remove, shake,
stir up; e out movere to move: cf. F. ['e]motion. See
{Move}, and cf. {Emmove}.]
A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings,
whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind
caused by a specific exciting cause and manifested by some
sensible effect on the body.
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How different the emotions between departure and
return! --W. Irving.
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Some vague emotion of delight. --Tennyson.

Syn: Feeling; agitation; tremor; trepidation; perturbation;
passion; excitement.

Usage: {Emotion}, {Feeling}, {Agitation}. Feeling is the
weaker term, and may be of the body or the mind.
Emotion is of the mind alone, being the excited action
of some inward susceptibility or feeling; as, an
emotion of pity, terror, etc. Agitation may be bodily
or mental, and usually arises in the latter case from
a vehement struggle between contending desires or
emotions. See {Passion}. "Agitations have but one
character, viz., that of violence; emotions vary with
the objects that awaken them. There are emotions
either of tenderness or anger, either gentle or
strong, either painful or pleasing." --Crabb.
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