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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

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Derived Forms

  • ˌdzپDzˈٲ, noun
  • ˈdzپDzԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of emotional1

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

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"Right now it's so emotional. You never thought, like, you can reach that milestone."

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The pair shared a highly emotional scene as Kilmer's character, now an admiral, typed out part of his side of the conversation on a screen, before sharing a hug.

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"I know they are my biological relatives but I didn't grow up with them so there's not that emotional connection there," she says.

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It’s a testament to Shannon’s direction that he fully commits to submerging us into Janice’s unimaginable emotional stupor, even when that gutsy approach ultimately proves to be the film’s undoing.

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After watching Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation,” a period piece about slavery starring Will Smith, the director decided on a desaturated look for the film that would reflect the emotional state of the kids’ reality.

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