strong emotion

collocation in English

meaningsofstrongandemotion

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strong
adjective
uk
/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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emotion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən/
a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings ...
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(Definition ofstrongandemotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second melodic style ubiquitous in comic numbers is rapid patter, which serves to depict rage, fear, joy or some otherstrongemotion.
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The figure represented not just a reference point; it also engenderedstrongemotion.
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He is suggesting more conventionally thatstrongemotioninterferes with rational, intellectual process.
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However, in spite of the joint efforts made on the back of a wave ofstrongemotion, the situation is not changing for the better.
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We have acted fast, often for very honourable reasons and as a result ofstrongemotion.
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We pass the worst legislation when we rush into it under the influence ofstrongemotion.
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Strongemotionis one thing; cool thought is another.
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Underneath them there is a strong feeling, and astrongemotion, that only by this decision now can the village be assured of a future.
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A time whenstrongemotionis widely felt is one in which words can easily be misapplied.
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Let us get rid ofstrongemotionand weak logic.
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He was influenced bystrongemotion, and yet those of us who knew him intimately realised that whilst he might show indignation he never lost his temper or his self-control.
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Fear is astrongemotionand it can be manipulated to steer people into making emotional rather than reasoned choices.
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Fight or flight is a phrase used to describe the instinctual and physiological responses tostrongemotionwithin animals as well as humans.
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Very high pitch is forstrongemotionor emphasis.
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They are optimistic, enthusiastic, and vivacious, craving expressions ofstrongemotion.
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Saetas evokestrongemotionand are sung most often during public processions.
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They generally withholdstrongemotionand do not like to waste time with what they consider irrational social rituals.
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When he is angry or sad or feels astrongemotionhis powers emerge.
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Some of them havestrongemotionby the facial expressions, some are reaching their hands and some look confused.
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The technique, which gives the impression of a sigh, is typically used to expressstrongemotionsuch as longing, sorrow, or great joy.
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