Definition of Emotion

Embalm

EMOTION noun

	A prostrating disease caused by a determination of the heart to the head. It is sometimes accompanied by a copious discharge of hydrated chloride of sodium from the eyes.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Encomiast

Regular definition:

EMOTION:
??m?u??n n. a strong mental or instinctive feeling such as love or fear. [earlier = agitation, disturbance of the mind, f. F ÷motion f. ÷mouvoir excite]

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