The psychosomatic form in which a person experiences one's conceptually related, subconsciously integrated evaluation of the need satisfying significance of some aspect of reality to oneself.¹

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Elaboration

An emotion is a specific type of feeling, which not only includes a sense of the need satisfying significance of some aspect of reality to oneself, but also the degree of such significance.

Note

¹Although this is strictly my own definition, I'm grateful for what I've learned from the inventions of two others. First, I'm grateful for Nathaniel Branden's discussion and definition of "emotion" in his book, The Psychology of Self-Esteem. Second, I'm grateful for Marshall Rosenberg's discussion of the dynamics and role of emotions and feelings in his book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life and elsewhere.