emotion
US /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
Definition
any strong feeling
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
She tried not to show any emotion during the negotiation.
Word Family
Synonyms
- feelingthe experiencing of affective and emotional states
- sentimenttender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
Collocations
- Easy hide emotionto hide emotion, meaning to prevent from being seen or discovered
- Medium show emotionto display, demonstrate, or exhibit regarding emotion
- Hard evoke strong emotionto evoke strong emotion, meaning to call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- Very Hard rollercoaster of emotionsa collocation phrase: rollercoaster of emotions
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.