metaemotion

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noun

Feelings (sentiment) about one's feelings (uncountable); a feeling about them (countable).

OriginEnglish emotion ← Middle French emotion ← Old French esmovoir →
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Meanings

nounmetaemotion (countable and uncountable, plural metaemotions)

plural metaemotions

  1. countableuncountableFeelings (sentiment) about one's feelings (uncountable); a feeling about them (countable).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  8. Proto-Italic*eks
  9. Latinex
  10. Latinex-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  13. Proto-Italic*moweō
  14. Latinmoveō
  15. Latinēmoveō
  16. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  17. Old Frenchesmovoir
  18. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  19. Middle Frenchemotion
  20. Englishemotion
  21. Englishmetaemotion

From meta- + emotion.

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APA

metaemotion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaemotion

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“metaemotion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaemotion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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