Usage Note
Rührung describes the pleasant, warm emotional stirring felt when witnessing something touching. In Rührung ausbrechen or Tränen der Rührung are common collocations; it implies a soft, open-hearted response rather than pain.
Examples
"Die Rede des Vaters brachte viele Gäste zur Rührung."
Natural Translation
The father's speech moved many guests to tears.
Literal Translation
The speech of-the father brought many guests to the being-moved.
Related Words
- Abgestumpftheit emotional numbness, blunted sensitivity
- Abneigung aversion, dislike, antipathy
- Anmut grace, gracefulness, charm
- Aufgewühltheit emotional turmoil, being churned up
- Bangigkeit anxiety, apprehension, fearful unease
- Bedrängnis distress, straits, predicament
- Bedrömmeltheit stunned, dazed emotional numbness
- Bedrücktheit oppressive heaviness of spirit, dejected low mood
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