Used in a Sentence

emotions

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

Editorial note

Packing in the emotions is no more likely to make your writing good than packing in the rationality.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

"Emotions" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her second studio album of the same name.

Meaning at a glance

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

N

"Emotions" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her second studio album of the same name.

N

the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey.

N

the debut studio album by alaska!.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for emotions.

N

"Emotions" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her second studio album of the same name.

N

the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey.

N

the debut studio album by alaska!.

N

the third album by the English rock group Pretty Things, released in 1967.

Example sentences

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Packing in the emotions is no more likely to make your writing good than packing in the rationality.

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Mindfulness is a practice which causes focus on one's thoughts, emotions and mental state in the present moment.

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People with autism have trouble with human interaction; they can have trouble understanding emotions in other people.

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Maybe communication in other languages depends more heavily on emoji because emotions can't be expressed concisely?

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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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I think even for people without the label of depression attached, most can relate to unexplainable emotions sometimes.

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A fascinating aside: People (including me) are motivated more powerfully by emotions (like fear) when they aren't aware of them--and many people who don't think they don't experience strong emotions are really quite wrong.

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I'm still convinced that alcohol just increases the intensity of emotions that are already there.

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His other works are more about exploring ideas and emotions.

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Our enjoyment of stories comes mainly from emotions There are entertaining fics, and sometime I want to simply be entertained and feel the emotion.

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I remember learning that ancient Athens had the same problem, with demagogues stirring up emotions to talk the assembly into doing all sort of stupid shit.

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The good thing I feel about the video however is it shows whomever might be feeling similar emotions realises and knows that they are not alone.

Quote examples

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Nothing, not even "emotions," automatically makes a piece of fiction good.

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Our enjoyment of stories comes mainly from emotions, which we then rationalize by saying "I liked that story because the hero was really smart".

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Especially when it comes to work, our culture sees it as "more normal" to bottle up your emotions at work and act them out in self-destructive ways at home.

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That "something" is bias and is going to be impossible to overcome so long as we let human emotions be involved in decision making processes.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use emotions in a sentence?

Packing in the emotions is no more likely to make your writing good than packing in the rationality.

What does emotions mean?

"Emotions" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her second studio album of the same name.

What part of speech is emotions?

emotions is commonly used as N.