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emotion

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  1. feeling               
 
emo.tion \i-'mo--sh*n\ n [MF, fr. emouvoir to stir up, fr. L exmove-re to 
   move away, dist]urb, fr. ex- + move-re to move obs  1a: DISTURBANCE  1b: 
   EXCITEMENT  2a: the affective aspect of consciousness : FEELING  2b: a 
   state of feeling  2c: a psychic and physical reaction subjectively 
   experienced as strong feel ing and physiologically involving changes that 
   prepare the body for immediate vigorous action