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{
"term": "emotional",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "connected with people’s feelings (= with the emotions)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**emotional problems/stress**"
},
{
"text": "The **emotional impact** of the film is powerful and lasting."
},
{
"text": "He clearly feels an emotional connection to the place."
},
{
"text": "a child’s emotional and intellectual development"
},
{
"text": "He tried his best to provide **emotional support** for them."
},
{
"text": "**Physical and emotional** well-being are inextricably linked."
},
{
"text": "An enduring emotional attachment between mother and baby develops in the first year."
},
{
"text": "He's a hyperactive youngster with emotional problems."
},
{
"text": "Victims require emotional support and reassurance."
},
{
"text": "His emotional needs were not being met."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"],
"phrases": ["in an emotional state"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "causing people to feel strong emotions",
"sensetop": "emotional for somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "emotional language"
},
{
"text": "abortion and other emotional issues"
},
{
"text": "The anniversary of the accident was very emotional for him.",
"contextForm": "emotional for somebody"
},
{
"text": "It was obviously an emotional moment for everyone involved."
},
{
"text": "This is a very emotional time for me."
}
],
"synonyms": "emotive",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"],
"phrases": ["in an emotional state"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "showing strong emotions, sometimes in a way that other people think is unnecessary",
"sensetop": "emotional about something",
"labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an **emotional response/reaction**"
},
{
"text": "She was **in a very emotional state**."
},
{
"text": "He tends to **get emotional** on these occasions."
},
{
"text": "They made an emotional appeal for help."
},
{
"text": "Don't be so emotional about everything!",
"contextForm": "emotional about something"
},
{
"text": "He is prone to emotional outbursts."
},
{
"text": "Having all her friends around her made her very emotional."
},
{
"text": "He got quite emotional during the speech."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"],
"phrases": ["in an emotional state"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈməʊʃənl/",
"audio": "em/emotional/emotional__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈməʊʃənl/",
"audio": "em/emotional/emotional__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}