emotional
US: /ˈiˌmoʊʃənəɫ/, /ɪˈmoʊʃənəɫ/
UK: /ɪmˈəʊʃənəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
emotional /'imouʃənl/- tính từ
- cảm động, xúc động, xúc cảm
- dễ cảm động, dễ xúc động, dễ xúc cảm
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 [usually before noun] connected with people's feelings (= with the emotions): emotional problems / needs + emotional stress + a child's emotional and intellectual development + Mothers are often the ones who provide emotional support for the family.
2 causing people to feel strong emotions: emotional language + abortion and other emotional issues + This is a very emotional time for me.
3 (sometimes disapproving) showing strong emotions, sometimes in a way that other people think is unnecessary: an emotional outburst / response / reaction + They made an emotional appeal for help. + He tends to get emotional on these occasions.
emotionally adverb: emotionally disturbed children + I try not to become emotionally involved. + They have suffered physically and emotionally. + an emotionally charged atmosphere
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 passionate, impassioned, ardent, enthusiastic, heated, zealous, heartfelt, excited, fervent, fervid:
She reacted in a very emotional way to the suggestions.
2 tense, nervous, excitable, highly-strung, high-strung, temperamental, volatile, hotheaded, demonstrative:
He is a very emotional person, who should not be driving a bus.
3 sensitive, warm, sentimental, tender, moving, poignant, stirring, emotive, affective, touching:
Their meeting after 50 years was certainly emotional.
4 frantic, agitated, irrational, hysterical, wild, ranting:
She became very emotional when the police took away her son.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, look, sound | become, get, grow
He got quite emotional during the speech.
| make sb
Having all her friends around her made her very emotional.
ADV.
deeply, extremely, highly, very | quite, rather
PREP.
about
Don't be so emotional about everything!
PHRASES
in an emotional state
He was in a very emotional state.
Concise dictionary
-ʃənladj.
+determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
+of more than usual emotion
+of or pertaining to emotion
+extravagantly demonstrative
+(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
