[ɪˈməʊʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
(e.g: she was attempting to control her emotions)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a public disturbance): from French émotion, from émouvoir ‘excite’, based on Latin emovere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + movere ‘move’. The current sense dates from the early 19th century