Awe

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Awe is an emotion that is like wonder^[1] but less joyous. It can be seen as a combination of surprise and fear.^[2]

Awe can be seen as a reaction to a person or animal seeing something shocking, bad or beautiful.^[3]

1. ↑ Keltner, D.; Haidt, J. (2003). "Approaching awe, a moral, spiritual, and aesthetic emotion. Cognition and Emotion" (PDF) (17): 297–314. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. ↑ Plutchik, R. "The Nature of Emotions". American Scientist. Archived from the original on July 16, 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
3. ↑ "Awe zw228". Dictionary. Reference.com.