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adjectives
strong/intense
• Issues such as abortion arouse strong emotions. • The emotion was so intense that she spent most of the movie in tears.
powerful
(= having a very strong effect on someone )
• Grief is a very powerful emotion.
deep
(= strongly felt, but not always expressed )
• He had never revealed these deep emotions to anyone.
painful
(= one that is difficult to deal with )
• Painful emotions, stored away in the patient’s memory, can suddenly come flooding back.
overwhelming
(= a very strong emotion that you feel suddenly )
• She was filled with an overwhelming emotion of relief.
a positive emotion
(= love, happiness, hope etc )
• Try to focus on your positive emotions.
a negative emotion
(= anger, fear, hate etc )
• It’s not easy learning how to deal with negative emotions.
mixed/conflicting emotions
(= a mixture of very different feelings )
• She had mixed emotions about seeing him again.
pent-up emotions
(= emotions that someone feels but does not express )
• Crying can release pent-up emotions.
great emotion
• She sings with great emotion.
real emotion
(= very strong emotion )
• There was real emotion in his voice.
raw emotion
(= strong emotions that someone shows openly and does not control )
• The crowd responded to his words with raw emotion.
human emotions
• the expression of human emotions through music and poetry
verbs
show emotion
• He didn’t show any emotion when I told him I was pregnant.
express an emotion
(= show or talk about )
• He had always found it difficult to express his emotions.
feel/experience an emotion
• Seeing him with his new wife, she felt emotions that she did not want to feel again.
hide your emotions
( also conceal your emotions formal )
• Laura could not hide her emotions, or pretend to feel something she did not.
stir up people’s emotions
(= deliberately try to make people have strong feelings )
• His speech roused the crowd and stirred up their emotions.
phrases
be full of emotion
(= showing or feeling strong emotions, especially sadness )
• When she spoke, Nellie’s voice was full of emotion.
be overcome with emotion
(= feel an emotion so strongly that you cannot behave normally )
• As soon as I heard that song, I was overcome with emotion.
be choked with emotion
(= feel so much emotion that you cannot speak normally )
• Mr Ford’s voice was choked with emotion as he addressed the mourners.
be devoid of emotion
formal (= not showing or feeling any emotion )
• I find his books completely devoid of emotion.
a display/expression of emotion
(= an emotion that is shown clearly openly )
• Such open displays of emotion made him feel uncomfortable.
a sign of emotion
• He showed no sign of emotion as the guilty verdict was read out.
a hint/trace/flicker of emotion
(= a very small sign that someone feels an emotion )
• I thought I saw a flicker of emotion in his eyes.
a wave/flood/surge/rush of emotion
(= a sudden very strong emotion )
• A great surge of emotion swept through her when she learnt that he was safe.
the depth of an emotion
(= how strong an emotion is )
• She was surprised by the depth of her emotions.
lack of emotion
• George’s apparent lack of emotion was too much to bear.
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noun ADJ. deep, extreme, intense, overwhelming, powerful, profound, strong, violent | complex | conflicting, contradictory, mixed, tangled She felt torn by conflicting emotions. | destructive, negative Counselling can teach people to handle negative emotions such as fear and anger. | positive | inner, innermost | painful | fragile The nurse was handling his fragile emotions very carefully. | raw a moving performance full of raw emotion | pent-up, suppressed Years of pent-up emotion came out as he sobbed. | human Fear is a normal human emotion. QUANT. flicker, hint, trace There wasn't a hint of emotion in his eyes. | flood, rush, surge, wave She felt a sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again. | display She could not cope with such public displays of emotion. VERB + EMOTION experience, feel the emotions that we experience as children He felt no emotion as she left. | be choked with, be filled with, be overcome with Her voice was choked with emotion. | be devoid of, be drained of | display, express, show Drama can help children to express their emotions. The woman's face showed no emotion. | release Releasing these emotions is part of the healing process. | betray | shake with, tremble with She realized she was shaking all over with emotion. | bottle up, control, hide, stifle, suppress | cope with, deal with, handle | confront Counsellors encourage victims of crime to confront their emotions. | arouse, provoke, stir (up) an incident that has aroused strong emotions locally | be charged with, be full of a speech that was charged with emotion PREP. with/without ~ She spoke with deep emotion. PHRASES depth/intensity of emotion The film has a surprising depth of emotion for a comedy. | a gamut/range of emotions Her performance in the play covered the whole gamut of emotions.
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