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Sorrow, lithograph by Vincent van Gogh, 1882
An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts, and behavior. Emotions are subjective experiences, often associated with mood, temperament, personality, and disposition. The English word 'emotion' is derived from the French word émouvoir. This is based on the Latin emovere, where e- (variant of ex-) means 'out' and movere means 'move'.[1] The related term "motivation" is also derived from movere.No definitive taxonomy of emotions exists, though numerous taxonomies have been proposed. Some categorizations include: |
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