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emoción

emotion

noun eh-moh-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

excitement

Usage Note

Emoción covers both a felt emotion and the sense of excitement or thrill: ¡Qué emoción! (How exciting!). The related adjective emocionado means 'moved' or 'thrilled' (not 'emotional' in a negative sense). Emocionante means 'exciting' or 'moving'. The verb emocionar means 'to move emotionally', and its reflexive emocionarse means 'to get emotional' or 'to be moved'.

Examples

"Sintió una gran emoción al ganar."

Natural Translation

She felt great emotion upon winning.

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