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emotional

adjective

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
E
Ends with
L
Contains
MO
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪˈməʊʃənəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

    “he would become emotional over nothing at all”

adjective

  1. of more than usual emotion

    “his behavior was highly emotional”

adjective

  1. determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason

    “it was an emotional judgment”

adjective

  1. of or pertaining to emotion

    “emotional health”

In context

Example Sentences

he would become emotional over nothing at all
she was worked up about all the noise
his behavior was highly emotional
it was an emotional judgment
emotional health
an emotional crisis

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