emotion

Everyday

1. An emotion is a strong feeling such as happiness, sadness, fear, anger, love or surprise. tree →
2. Emotion is strong feeling in general, as when someone speaks «with emotion». tree →

In the lessons

In PSHE lessons pupils name emotions, learn that all emotions are normal and learn safe ways to manage anger or worry; «emotional literacy» means understanding feelings. In stories, a character's emotions show in faces, voices and actions. Phrases: «show emotion», «mixed emotions», «hide your emotions», «full of emotion».

Examples

• Fear is a powerful emotion. tree →
• It's okay to show your emotions. tree →
• She felt mixed emotions: happy to move, sad to leave her friends. tree →
• His voice shook with emotion as he read the poem. tree →
• We drew faces to show different emotions. tree →
• Animals like dogs show emotions too. tree →
• Writers use actions to show a character's emotions. tree →
• But when at length her talisman was discovered in one of the jars her emotion was so great that she fainted away. tree →

Note

Countable for one feeling (an emotion, emotions); uncountable for feeling in general (with emotion). Adjective «emotional», adverb «emotionally». Trap: feelings are not bad or good in themselves; what we do with them matters.