51³Ō¹Ļ

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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

/ ɪˈ³¾É™ŹŠŹƒÉ™²Ōə±ō /

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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • emotionally adverb
  • hyperemotional adjective
  • hyperemotionally adverb
  • nonemotional adjective
  • nonemotionally adverb
  • overemotional adjective
  • overemotionally adverb
  • preemotional adjective
  • preemotionally adverb
  • pseudoemotional adjective
  • pseudoemotionally adverb
  • quasi-emotional adjective
  • quasi-emotionally adverb
  • semiemotional adjective
  • semiemotionally adverb
  • unemotional adjective
  • unemotionally adverb
  • ±šĖŒ³¾“dzپ±“DzŌˈ²¹±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
  • ±šĖˆ³¾“dzپ±“DzԲ¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of emotional1

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

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ā€œYou have to combine the tactile, the emotional and the virtual,ā€ said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at entertainment data firm Comscore.

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ā€œThe first thing we wanted is for people to feel the emotional journey of the story,ā€ says Smith.

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I didn't want to send you that stuff, but it was emotional, I didn't mean to.

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Jenny said her memories were of violence while Christina recalled being subjected to physical, emotional and spiritual abuse by Ms Wairing.

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According to the suit, 21-year-old Elijah Obeng, who is Black, said he experienced severe emotional distress after he was unfairly targeted by the burger chain’s dress code.

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