Meaning & Definition of word "Emotional"

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.