emotion

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a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general:

Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.

My mother was overcome with emotion and burst into tears.

(a) strong feeling, such as of love, anger, fear, etc.:

[ C ] He’s driven by his emotions, not by careful thought.

the feelings that someone has about a product or service that can influence their decision whether to buy it or not:

Detroit automakers used color to elicit emotion to sell cars.

Advertising traditionally relies on the persuasive power of positive emotions.