Used in a Sentence

emotion

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for emotion.

Editorial note

The law is not intended to curb emotion, it is intended to curb behavior.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of emotion gathered in one view.

noun

A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

noun

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.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for emotion.

noun

A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

noun

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.

Example sentences

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The law is not intended to curb emotion, it is intended to curb behavior.

2

The fallback is usually rhetoric (appeals to emotion), with anger being the most effective.

3

The IDL study worked with brain imaging data and tried to correlate a particular part of the brain with emotion.

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It will help take the emotion out of it - so you can see the other aspects of the job.

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The NPR article relates a Finnish study where people experiencing emotion were asked to map our where they felt different emotions.

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And with regards to emotion - it's hard to tell, but a weird data point is Hatsune Miku, the animated japanese popstar/phenomena.

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If the emotion you trigger is anger you'll get nowhere at all, or worse.

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Music will trigger all kinds of emotion so it is very likely you will experience a skin orgasm while listening to music.

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You're right that you hear emotion, but it's frustration, because it's not that we can't, it's that we don't.

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We hold subject matter experts in high regard and we seek to sidestep fallacies and gratuitous displays of emotion.

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My lab analyzed over 200 published studies, covering nearly 22,000 test subjects, and found no consistent and specific fingerprints in the body for any emotion.

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It actually really evoked some emotion in me, which I would not have felt without being able to erase their logo..

Quote examples

1

Emoticons (from “emotion” plus “icon”) are specifically intended to depict facial expression or body posture as a way of conveying emotion or attitude in e-mail and text messages.

2

(Unfortunately "lazy" is the closest word we have, but it does not capture the emotion/state of dismotivation).

Proper noun examples

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Emotion just isn't the same without people.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use emotion in a sentence?

The law is not intended to curb emotion, it is intended to curb behavior.

What does emotion mean?

A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

What part of speech is emotion?

emotion is commonly used as noun.