emotional

CEFRB1

/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to feelings or showing strong feelings.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Characterized by emotion.

Examples

  • I find it apt to cause misunderstanding that society confers such emotional privileges upon youth.

  • It is not good for a scientist to get emotional.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /iˈmoʊʃənəl/
  • /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.

  2. Of or relating to the emotions.

  3. Appealing to or arousing emotion.

More examples

In context

  • emotional crisis

  • emotional decision

  • emotional lift

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From emotion + -al.