counteremotion
counteremotion noun: an emotion which acts in contrast or opposition to another emotion.
Noun
counteremotion (plural counteremotions)
- An emotion which acts in contrast or opposition to another emotion.
- The counteremotion of anger is serenity, that of fear relaxation.1996, Dolf Zillmann, “Sequential Dependencies in Emotional Experience and Behavior”, in Emotion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, page 265
- He began to feel [...] the elation of money coming his way, the self-congratulation that followed – because the gain was all down to his inspired decisions — and then the almost equal counteremotion of sickening anxiety: a fear that there was some aspect of the trade he hadn't covered, some twist...2009, Sebastian Faulks, A Week in December
Forms of counteremotion
| plural | counteremotions |
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Origin of counteremotion
From counter- + emotion.
Questions about counteremotion
- What does counteremotion mean?
- Counteremotion means an emotion which acts in contrast or opposition to another emotion.
- What part of speech is counteremotion?
- Counteremotion is a noun.
- What is the plural of counteremotion?
- The plural of counteremotion is counteremotions.
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