Definition of: emotion

(i·mō′shən) noun
1. Any strong manifestation or disturbance of the conscious or the unconscious mind, typically involuntary and often leading to complex bodily changes and forms of behavior; an act or state of excited feeling: emotions of fear.
2. The power of feeling, with or without a corresponding trend of activities; sensibility; sentiment.
3. Obs. Unusual or disturbed motion. See synonyms under FEELING, SENSATION, WARMTH. [<L emotio, -onis <emovere <ex- out + movere move]