overemotional

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

Proto-Italic *moweō

Latin moveō

Latin ēmoveō

Vulgar Latin *exmovēre

Old French esmovoir

Middle French esmouvoir

Middle French emotionbor.

English emotion

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English emotional

English overemotional

From over- +‎ emotional.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊvəɹɪˈməʊʃənəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊvəɹiˈmoʊʃənəl/
• Rhymes: -əʊʃənəl

Adjective

overemotional (comparative more overemotional, superlative most overemotional)

1. Showing too much emotion.

   Synonyms: bathetic, mushy, oversentimental; see also Thesaurus:mawkish

Derived terms

• overemotionally

Translations

showing too much emotion