emotional
/ɪˈməʊʃənl/adjective
उच्चारण इमोशनल
भावनात्मक, भावनाओं से जुड़ा
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[usually before noun]
connected with people's feelings
भावनात्मक, भावनाओं से जुड़ा
- The child needs emotional support after the accident.
- emotional problems
- The child needs emotional support at this age.
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- Teachers play an important role in a pupil's emotional growth.
- He was suffering from emotional stress.
Synonyms psychological inner mental
Opposite physical intellectual practical
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showing strong feelings, sometimes in a way that other people think is unnecessary
भावुक, भावनाओं में बह जाने वाला
- She gets emotional at every wedding.
- an emotional farewell speech
- She becomes emotional when she sings that song.
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- Don't get emotional; think it through calmly.
- The old man was emotional at his son's wedding.
Synonyms passionate tearful sentimental
Opposite unemotional cold detached
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causing strong feelings
भावनाओं को झकझोरने वाला, मार्मिक
- Partition is still an emotional subject for many families.
- Saying goodbye to the school was an emotional moment for everyone.
- The reunion was an emotional occasion for the whole family.
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- The film has a very emotional ending.
- Retirement can be an emotional time for many teachers.
Synonyms moving touching emotive
Opposite unemotional dry
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emotional + noun
Describes feelings and responses: emotional support, emotional problems, an emotional farewell.
यह भावनाओं और प्रतिक्रियाओं का वर्णन करता है: emotional support, emotional problems, an emotional farewell।
- Radhika gave her friend emotional support before the interview.
- The farewell party was an emotional occasion.
be emotional about sth
About shows what triggers the feelings.
'About' बताता है कि भावनाओं का कारण क्या है।
- My grandmother becomes emotional about old songs.
get / become emotional
Get or become emotional means to be on the verge of tears or anger.
'Get' या 'become emotional' का अर्थ आँसू या क्रोध की कगार पर होना है।
- He got emotional while thanking his teachers.
emotional vs emotive
Emotional describes a person who shows feelings or an event with strong feelings; emotive describes something that arouses strong feelings, such as a topic or word.
'Emotional' भावुक व्यक्ति या प्रबल भावनाओं वाली घटना का वर्णन करता है; 'emotive' उस वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जो प्रबल भावनाएँ जगाती है, जैसे विषय या शब्द।
- Religion is an emotive subject.
- She was very emotional at the farewell.
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emotional + noun
supportstressbondmomentscenespeech
- The film ends with an emotional scene.
adverb + emotional
verydeeplyhighlyextremelyoverly
- The mother was deeply emotional at the wedding.
emotional + health or state
healthstateintelligencewell-beingdistress
- Emotional intelligence matters in the workplace.
get / feel / sound
getfeelsoundbecometurn
- He sounded emotional on the phone.
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- The soldier's return home was an emotional moment for the village.
सैनिक का घर लौटना गाँव के लिए भावुक क्षण था।
- She was too emotional to speak.
वह इतनी भावुक थी कि बोल नहीं पाई।
- Exam pressure can have an emotional effect on students.
परीक्षा का दबाव विद्यार्थियों पर भावनात्मक असर डाल सकता है।
- He gave an emotional speech at his retirement.
उसने अपनी सेवानिवृत्ति पर भावुक भाषण दिया।
- Don't take an emotional decision when you are angry.
क्रोध में भावनाओं में बहकर निर्णय न लें।
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✗ He is very emotion about his village.
✓ He is very emotional about his village.
After is, the adjective emotional is needed, not the noun emotion.
Is के बाद विशेषण 'emotional' चाहिए, संज्ञा 'emotion' नहीं।
✗ She is emotional with the news.
✓ She is emotional about the news.
Use about to show the cause of emotional feelings.
भावनाओं का कारण बताने के लिए 'about' आता है।
✗ Religion is a very emotional topic and word.
✓ Religion is a very emotive topic.
A topic that arouses strong feelings is emotive; emotional describes the person who feels.
जो विषय प्रबल भावनाएँ जगाए वह 'emotive' है; 'emotional' महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
e·mo·tion·al
?Which word?
The emotional/emotive pair (emotive describes a subject that arouses feeling) is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में emotional और emotive (emotive वह विषय जो भावना जगाए) का अंतर पूछा जाता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Emotional blackmail, an emotional appeal.
Collocations: emotional blackmail (भावनात्मक दबाव डालकर किसी से अपनी बात मनवाना), an emotional appeal (भावनाओं को छूने वाली अपील)।