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feelingfeeling /ˈfilɪŋ/ noun 1 a feeling in your body► feeling something you feel in your body, such as pain or cold: A sudden feeling of warmth came over my whole body.He had a tight feeling in his chest and thought he was having a heart attack.► sensation a feeling that you get in your body, especially one that is hard to describe: She had the tickling sensation that you get in your nose before you sneeze.2 something such as love, hate, fear, happiness, etc.► feeling something you feel such as love, hate, or sadness: It was a wonderful feeling to be home again.For a few minutes she experienced feelings of real fear when she realized she was lost.► emotion emotion means the same as feeling but sounds more formal: When I saw my father again after five years, I was filled with emotion.He did not want to show his emotions because he was afraid people would laugh at him.► a sense of if you feel a sense of fear, joy, loss, etc., you feel that emotion. A sense of sounds slightly more formal than a feeling of: He felt a sense of relief after he finished his last exam.► sentiment (formal) a feeling or opinion that you have about something: One man said he was angry, and other people expressed similar sentiments.➔ You can also use sentiment to mean “feelings of love, pity, sadness, etc. that people think are too strong or not appropriate for a situation”: There is no room for sentiment in business - if I need to fire someone, I’ll do it even if I feel sorry for him.► expression a way of doing something that shows what you feel: Crying is a healthy expression of grief.3 a belief or opinion► feeling if you have or get the feeling that something is true, you think that something is probably true: Leslie suddenly got the feeling that someone was watching her.► impression the opinion or feeling you have about someone or something because of what you see or hear: I got the impression she wasn’t very happy with her job because she kept criticizing the boss.► hunch a feeling that something is true or will happen, which is not based on any facts: I have a hunch that Jodie may be planning a surprise party for her sister's birthday.► intuition an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts. Intuition is more formal than hunch: I had an intuition that something was not right, without knowing exactly why.➔ Intuition can also mean “the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts”: My intuition usually tells me when people are trying to trick me.► instinct a natural ability to know what you should do without having to learn it or be told it: A cat’s natural instinct is to chase birds. |