Gemütsbewegung

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Etymology

From Gemüt +‎ -s- +‎ Bewegung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈmyːt͡s.bəˌveːɡʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧müts‧be‧we‧gung
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Noun

Gemütsbewegung f (genitive Gemütsbewegung, plural Gemütsbewegungen)

  1. affect, emotional change, emotive motion
    Synonym: Gemütsregung
    • 1839/1840, Ernst Theodor Echtermeyer, Arnold Ruge, Der Protestatismus und die Romantik:
      Die Widersetzlichkeit gedrückter, von dunkler Gemütsbewegung beklommener Geister gegen die neuerdings eingetretene letzte Phase der Reformation, die freie Bildung unserer geistigen Wirklichkeit, bereitet den Kampf, der uns jetzt bewegt.
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  2. (zoology) display (set of ritualized behaviours that enable an animal to communicate to other animals (typically of the same species) about specific stimuli)
    Synonyms: Ausdrucksverhalten, Display

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