NYT Dictionary

EMOTION

/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən/
Noune-MO-tione-mo-tion · 3 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022, 2023, 2025

Meaning

Movement; agitation.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion Borrowed from Middle French emotion (modern French émotion), from émouvoir (“excite”), based on Latin ēmōtus, past participle of ēmoveō (“to move out, move away, remove, stir up, irritate”), from ē- (“out”) (variant of ex-), and moveō (“move”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

feelingaffectemotionkibunsensationsentimentsennimenttouchaffectionarousal

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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