emotional
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.
Pronunciation
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ɪˈmoʊʃənəl
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Definition
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adjective
Of more than usual emotion
Of or relating to the emotions.
Of or pertaining to emotion
Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.
Characterized by emotion.
Easily affected by emotion.
noun
An emotional person
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Of or relating to emotion.
Troubled emotionally and usually deeply.
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states.
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The arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior.
Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant.
Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant.
A person subject to strong states of emotion.
An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
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Sense: of more than usual emotion
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