overemotional

adjective
UK: /ˌəʊvərɪˈməʊʃənəl/
US: /ˌoʊvərɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

  1. Excessively affected by feelings; prone to exaggerated emotional responses.

    1. She gets overemotional during sad movies.
    2. He realized that he was being overemotional about the minor setback at work.

  2. Displaying emotions to a degree that is considered inappropriate or disproportionate to the situation.

    1. Don't be overemotional; it's just a game.
    2. The therapist helped her manage her overemotional reactions to stressful events.

Synonyms

excitable sentimental sensitive dramatic histrionic

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "overemotional" in English means: Excessively affected by feelings; prone to exaggerated emotional responses., Displaying emotions to a degree that is considered inappropriate or disproportionate to the situation..

The phonetic transcription of "overemotional" is /ˌəʊvərɪˈməʊʃənəl/ in British English and /ˌoʊvərɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "overemotional": excitable, sentimental, sensitive, dramatic, histrionic.

Example usage of "overemotional": "She gets overemotional during sad movies.". More examples on the page.