Polyglot Dictionary

Emotion

/emoˈtsi̯oːn/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Emotionen

Meaning

  1. emotion

    • Der Film weckt starke Emotionen.

      The film evokes strong emotions.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Gefühl

Gefühl is more everyday or personal; Emotion is more scientific or formal — both mean "emotion, feeling."

Similar in other languages

French

émotion

émotion is the French word for the same thing — both mean "emotion."

Portuguese

emoção

emoção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "emotion."

Practice

1 What does Emotion mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Film weckt starke ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Emotion?

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