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emotionally

emotionally

369 2.7
In a way that shows strong feelings
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈmoʊʃənəli/
translation icon : emocionalmente
  • During this stage, the individual is emotionally overwhelmed with a range of intense feelings often never experienced before.
  • emotionally disturbed
  • emotionally disturbed children
  • emotionally charged

Can't hurt them unless it's emotionally disturbing to them.

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Examples

  • And it was so, so emotionally draining.

  • And so I felt emotionally abandoned by my mom.

  • How do you have the strength emotionally to be the bigger person?

  • So I knew emotionally that I was in a bad way.

  • Special education concerns are among the most emotionally charged issues teachers will handle.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It's been a roller coaster emotionally for me.

  • Criteria for effective teaching will continue to be emotionally debated for years to come.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Nevertheless, HIV infection still presents an emotionally challenging situation for women.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We need to bury it in the past where it belongs and prevent future generations from being emotionally scarred.

  • Many people express themselves emotionally when they talk about their experiences.

Synonyms

passionately
vsemotionally
66 2.8

In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement

is broader and can mean less intense showing of feelings
movingly
vsemotionally
4 4.7

Makes people feel deep sadness or pity

focuses on showing or involving feelings without specifically arousing others
soulfully
vsemotionally
2 6.4

Shows deep feeling and moves people

is not limited to deep or artistic feeling, but any feeling
expressively
vsemotionally
1 3.7

In a way that shows feelings and thoughts clearly

is about showing feelings without stressing clarity or style
feelingly
vsemotionally
  • Archaic
1 6.7

In a way that shows strong feeling

is the general way of showing or involving feelings
demonstratively
vsemotionally
1 6.3

In a clear, open way that shows strong feeling

covers showing or involving feelings more generally, not only visibly
affectively
vsemotionally
1 7.0

In a way that relates to feelings

focuses on actually showing or involving those feelings
in a heartfelt way
vsemotionally
1 4.1

Shows deep, real feeling and care when speaking or acting

is more general, covering any way of showing or involving feelings
affectingly
vsemotionally
1 7.1

In a moving way that makes people feel sad or touched

describes showing or involving feelings rather than causing them in others
emotively
vsemotionally
5.9

To speak or write in a way that shows strong feelings

is neutral about causing feelings, only about involving them
heartfully
vsemotionally
6.5

In a warm, honest way that shows real feeling

is a wider term for showing or involving feelings, not just sincerity

Antonyms

6 6.8

Act without showing pain or strong feelings when things are hard

In a calm way that does not show feelings

How Emotional

hysterically
29 4.8
passionately
66 2.8
emotionally
369 2.7
calmly
110 1.0
impassively
4 6.8

Surface Forms

emotionally positive

Morphology

emotionally = emotional (transparent) = emotion + al + ly

Formed by standard adjective-to-adverb suffixation (-ly) from 'emotional', which itself is transparently derived from 'emotion' + -al.

Etymology

Emotionally comes from emotion, which comes from the old Latin word emovere meaning 'to move' and shares the same idea as the simple English word move. So to react emotionally is to be 'moved' by feelings, which is why it means 'in a way that involves strong feelings'.