- 1[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.
- 2causing people to feel strong emotions synonym emotive 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.
NAmE//ɪˈmoʊʃənəli//
adverb emotionally disturbed children I try not to become emotionally involved. They have suffered physically and emotionally. an emotionally charged atmosphereSee emotional in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: emotional