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overemotional

e·mo·tion·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-moh-shuh-nl]
    • /ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nl/
    • /ˌəʊv.ə.rɪ.ˈməʊʃ.n̩əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-moh-shuh-nl]
    • /ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nl/

Definitions of overemotional word

  • adjective overemotional pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions. 1
  • adjective overemotional subject to or easily affected by emotion: We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection. 1
  • adjective overemotional appealing to the emotions: an emotional request for contributions. 1
  • adjective overemotional showing or revealing very strong emotions: an emotional scene in a play. 1
  • adjective overemotional actuated, effected, or determined by emotion rather than reason: An emotional decision is often a wrong decision. 1
  • adjective overemotional governed by emotion: He is in a highly emotional state of mind. 1
See all 8 definitions of overemotional

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Origin of overemotional

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; emotion + -al1

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Parts of speech for Overemotional

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Overemotional

overemotional popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

overemotional usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for overemotional

adjective overemotional

  • emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
  • sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
  • weepy — weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose.
  • melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
  • maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
All 103 Synonyms of overemotional

Antonyms for overemotional

adjective overemotional

  • unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
  • cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
  • hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
  • mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
All 25 Antonyms of overemotional

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