 1 minute English, 18 collocations with the word emotion. If something causes emotion, we say it evokes, arouses, stirs, or triggers emotion. Some people like to display, express, or show emotion, whereas others prefer to hide, repress, or suppress emotion. Suppressed emotions can also be called pent-up emotions. When you experience two or more different and opposite emotions, we say you have conflicting emotions or mixed emotions. It's very common to say mixed feelings. And when you experience many different emotions one after another, we call this a roller coaster of emotions. Very strong emotion is sometimes called raw emotion or intense emotion. And when your emotions are so strong that it's difficult to think or speak, then we say you are overwhelmed or overcome with emotion. You can learn many more expressions in the new e-book from Espresso English, 1000 English Collocations, available next Monday. Watch for the email.