emotional

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♦ emo|tion|al /ɪm'oʊʃənəl/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Emotional means concerned with emotions and feelings.
I needed this man's love, and the emotional support he was giving me...
Victims are left with emotional problems that can last for life.
= psychological
● emotionally [ADV] ADV adj/-ed
Are you saying that you're becoming emotionally involved with me?
2 [ADJ]
An emotional situation or issue is one that causes people to have strong feelings.
It's a very emotional issue. How can you advocate selling the ivory from elephants?
= emotive
● emotionally [ADV] ADV adj/-ed
In an emotionally charged speech, he said he was resigning.
3 [ADJ]
If someone is or becomes emotional, they show their feelings very openly, especially because they are upset.
He is a very emotional man...
I don't get as emotional as I once did.emo|tion|al capi|tal
[N-UNCOUNT]
When people refer to the emotional capital of a company, they mean all the psychological assets and resources of the company, such as how the employees feel about the company. (BUSINESS)
UK organisations are not nourishing their intellectual and emotional capital.emo|tion|al in|tel|li|gence
[N-UNCOUNT]
Emotional intelligence is used to refer to people's interpersonal and communication skills.
This is an age when we boast of our emotional intelligence and we claim to feel each other's pain.

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