Meaning & Definition of word "Emotional"

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    Emotional

    /ɪˈmoʊʃənl/

    adjective:

    • 1. Related to a person's emotions; characterized by strong feelings.
      • Example: She gave an emotional speech that moved many people in the audience to tears.
    • 2. Showing or expressing emotions, especially feelings of sadness or joy.
      • Example: The movie was so emotional that I found myself crying multiple times.
    • 3. Easily aroused to feelings; sensitive.
      • Example: He has an emotional disposition, often reacting strongly to situations.
    • 4. Charged with emotion, often in a dramatic or exaggerated way.
      • Example: The emotional tension in the room was palpable during the argument.
    • 5. Pertaining to personal feelings, often rather than logic or reason.
      • Example: Her decision was emotional rather than rational, driven by her feelings.

    Etymology

    Derived from the word 'emotion' with the suffix '-al'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    emotional support:

    Support providing psychological and emotional help.

    emotional intelligence:

    The ability to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions and the emotions of others.

    emotional baggage:

    Negative emotional experiences that a person carries from past relationships.

    Related Words

    emotion:

    A complex psychological state that involves a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response.

    feelings:

    An emotional state or reaction.

    sensitivity:

    The quality of being sensitive, or easily affected by emotions.

    Slang Meanings of emotional

    Meaning: In your feels

    Example Sentence: That song really put me in my feels.

    Meaning: Crying emoji

    Example Sentence: I just watched the end of that series and I'm sending a crying emoji.

    Meaning: Feels trip

    Example Sentence: That movie was such a feels trip, I can't handle it.