[emo.tion] n [MF, fr. emouvoir to stir up, fr. OF esmovoir, fr. L emovere to remove, displace, fr. e- + movere to move] (1579) 1 a obs: disturbance b: excitement
2. a: the affective aspect of consciousness: feeling b: a state of feeling c: a psychic and physical reaction (as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling and physiologically involving changes that prepare the body for immediate vigorous action syn see feeling