Associations to the word «Emotion»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

EMOTION, noun. Any strong feeling.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.