noun

1. 1. strong feeling; excitement
   2. a state of consciousness having to do with the arousal of feelings, distinguished from other mental states, as cognition, volition, and awareness of physical sensation
2. any specific feeling; any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.

Etymology: Fr (prob. after motion) < émouvoir, to agitate, stir up < VL *exmovere, for L emovere < e-, out + movere, move