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Emotion vs Bittersweet - What's the difference?

emotion | bittersweet |

As nouns the difference between emotion and bittersweet

is that emotion is a person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data while bittersweet is a vine, of the genus genus: Celastrus, having small orange fruits that open to reveal red seeds.

As an adjective bittersweet is

both bitter and sweet.

emotion

English

Noun

(wikipedia emotion) (en noun)
  • A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
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  • A reaction by an non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

    • Derived terms

    * emotionable * emotional

    Synonyms

    * (sense, person's internal state of being) feeling, affect

    bittersweet

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Both bitter and sweet.
  • Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
    • The break-up was very bittersweet ; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
  • Of a bittersweet color.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia bittersweet) (Celastrus) (Solanum dulcamara) (en noun)
  • A vine, of the genus , having small orange fruits that open to reveal red seeds.
  • The (bittersweet nightshade), Solanum dulcamara .
  • A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
  • An orange color.