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emo·tion·al Listen to audio/ɪˈmoʊʃən/ adjective
1 : relating to emotions
an emotional disorder
2 [more emotional; most emotional] a : likely to show or express emotion : easily upset, excited, etc.
He's a very emotional person.
b : showing emotion — used especially to describe someone who is crying because of strong emotion He tends to get emotional at weddings.
3 [more emotional; most emotional] : causing a person to feel emotion
He gave an emotional [=moving] speech. an emotional experience Abortion is an emotional issue. [=an issue that causes people to feel strong emotions]
— emo·tion·al·ly Listen to audio /ɪˈmoʊʃənəli/ adverb [more emotionally; most emotionally]
He wasn't emotionally ready to become a father. an emotionally disturbed person

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