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emotional

[ ih-moh-shuh-nl ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  2. subject to or easily affected by emotion:

    We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  3. appealing to the emotions:

    an emotional request for contributions.

  4. showing or revealing very strong emotions:

    an emotional scene in a play.

  5. actuated, effected, or determined by emotion rather than reason:

    An emotional decision is often a wrong decision.

  6. governed by emotion:

    He is in a highly emotional state of mind.



emotional

/ ɪˈəʊʃəə /

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or expressive of emotion
  2. readily or excessively affected by emotion
  3. appealing to or arousing emotion

    an emotional piece of music

  4. caused, determined, or actuated by emotion rather than reason

    an emotional argument

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdzپDzˈٲ, noun
  • ˈdzپDzԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·tDz·· adverb
  • p··tDz· adjective
  • hyper··tDz·· adverb
  • ԴDze·tDz· adjective
  • non·tDz·· adverb
  • v··tDz· adjective
  • over··tDz·· adverb
  • e·tDz· adjective
  • pre·tDz·· adverb
  • d··tDz· adjective
  • pseudo··tDz·· adverb
  • ܲȴ-·tDz· adjective
  • quasi-·tDz·· adverb
  • i··tDz· adjective
  • semi··tDz·· adverb
  • ܲe·tDz· adjective
  • un·tDz·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emotional1

First recorded in 1840–50; emotion + -al 1
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Example Sentences

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“The unflappable Pointer sails above the general mayhem with a ladylike aplomb that makes her subsequent emotional epiphany all the more moving,” The Times wrote about Pointer’s performance in that show.

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Ellie says it was an emotional moment when she was given the results of the test.

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Andrea Javor, an executive vice president in corporate marketing who has worked in male-dominated industries for two decades was often told by men that the way she phrased things was “too emotional.”

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The human remains were repatriated in an emotional ceremony held at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, attended by representatives from Hawaii.

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"It was a surreal moment when I found out. I was in absolute shock, quite emotional but very thrilled," she says.

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