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feeling
A	noun
	1	feeling
			the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚feeling ╚sex; sexual urge ╚desire ╚apathy ╚ambivalence; ambivalency ╚complex ╚sentiment ╚passion; passionateness ╚soul; soulfulness ╚glow ╚thing ╚emotion ╚affect
	2	feeling, intuitive feeling
			an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚basic cognitive process ╚intuition ╚feeling, intuitive feeling ╚sprachgefuhl
	3	feeling
			a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚basic cognitive process ╚perception ╚somesthesia; somaesthesia; somatesthesia; somatic sensation ╚feeling ╚constriction
	4	touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling
			the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚basic cognitive process ╚perception ╚touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling ╚cutaneous sensation; haptic sensation; skin sensation
	5	impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
			a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion ╚intuition; hunch; suspicion ╚first blush ╚effect ╚presence
	6	spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
			the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚atmosphere; ambiance; ambience ╚spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell ╚Zeitgeist ╚Hollywood

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