Regung

impulse, stirring (of emotion or thought)

noun RAY-gung Rare

Also means

movement of feeling

Usage Note

Regung describes a faint inner movement of feeling or impulse: eine Regung des Mitleids = a stirring of compassion. It is literary-to-formal and more delicate than Gefühl or Impuls.

Examples

"Er unterdrückte jede Regung von Mitgefühl und blieb hart."

Natural Translation

He suppressed every stirring of compassion and remained hard.

Literal Translation

He suppressed every stirring of compassion and remained hard.

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