Collocations for emotion - noun
ADJECTIVE
deep,
extreme,
intense,
overwhelming,
powerful,
profound,
strong,
violent
genuine, heartfelt, real, true
complex
conflicting, contradictory, mixed, tangled
She felt torn by conflicting emotions.
genuine, heartfelt, real, true
complex
conflicting, contradictory, mixed, tangled
She felt torn by conflicting emotions.
strange
dark, destructive, negative, violent
We teach people to handle negative emotions such as fear and anger.
dark, destructive, negative, violent
We teach people to handle negative emotions such as fear and anger.
positive
inner, innermost
basic, primary
pure, raw
a moving performance full of raw emotion
inner, innermost
basic, primary
pure, raw
a moving performance full of raw emotion
painful
heightened
the heightened emotions which resulted from the terrorist attack
heightened
the heightened emotions which resulted from the terrorist attack
pent-up,
suppressed
Years of pent-up emotion came out as he sobbed.
Years of pent-up emotion came out as he sobbed.
human
Fear is a normal human emotion.
Fear is a normal human emotion.
… OF EMOTION
flicker,
hint,
trace
There wasn't a hint of emotion in his eyes.
There wasn't a hint of emotion in his eyes.
flood,
rush,
surge,
wave
She felt a sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again.
She felt a sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again.
display
She could not cope with such public displays of emotion.
She could not cope with such public displays of emotion.
VERB + emotion
experience,
feel
the emotions that we experience as children
He felt no emotion as she left.
the emotions that we experience as children
He felt no emotion as she left.
be choked with,
be filled with,
be overcome with
Her voice was choked with emotion.
Her voice was choked with emotion.
be devoid of,
be drained of,
lack
communicate, convey, display, express, show
Drama can help children to express their emotions.
The woman's face showed no emotion.
communicate, convey, display, express, show
Drama can help children to express their emotions.
The woman's face showed no emotion.
capture
The film captures the real emotion of this terrible event.
The film captures the real emotion of this terrible event.
release
Releasing these emotions is part of the healing process.
Releasing these emotions is part of the healing process.
channel
share
Boys often find it difficult to share their emotions.
share
Boys often find it difficult to share their emotions.
betray,
reveal
shake with, tremble with
She realized she was shaking all over with emotion.
shake with, tremble with
She realized she was shaking all over with emotion.
bottle up,
conceal,
hide,
hold back,
mask,
repress,
stifle,
suppress
control, regulate
cope with, deal with, fight, handle, manage
confront
Victims of crime are encouraged to confront their emotions.
control, regulate
cope with, deal with, fight, handle, manage
confront
Victims of crime are encouraged to confront their emotions.
arouse,
elicit,
evoke,
provoke,
stir,
stir up,
trigger
an incident that has aroused strong emotions locally
an incident that has aroused strong emotions locally
be charged with,
be full of
a speech that was charged with emotion
a speech that was charged with emotion
read,
sense
You could read his emotions by looking into his eyes.
You could read his emotions by looking into his eyes.
PHRASES
depth of emotion,
intensity of emotion
The movie has a surprising depth of emotion for a comedy.
The movie has a surprising depth of emotion for a comedy.
emotions run high
(= people feel very angry, nervous, excited, etc.)
Emotions are running high on the issue.
Emotions are running high on the issue.
a gamut of emotions,
a range of emotions
Her performance in the play covered the whole gamut of emotions.
Her performance in the play covered the whole gamut of emotions.