Collocations for "emotional"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "emotional" in context.
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emotional
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- an emotional [farewell, goodbye, speech, book, man]
- needs emotional support
- has emotional needs
- suffered emotional abuse
- is an emotional [reaction, response] to
- (has) made an emotional [request, appeal]
- an emotional request for [help, donations, support, leads]
- an emotional appeal to [the public, catch, find]
- an emotional [scene, part] in a [play, movie]
- [bid, was] an emotional [goodbye, farewell]
- perform (all) the emotional labor
- takes an emotional toll (on)
- [highly, extremely, very] emotional
- emotional and [physical, social, spiritual]
- don't get so emotional!
- I always [get, become] emotional when
- an emotional [farewell, goodbye, speech, book, man]
- needs emotional support
- has emotional needs
- suffered emotional abuse
- is an emotional [reaction, response] to
- (has) made an emotional [request, appeal]
- an emotional request for [help, donations, support, leads]
- an emotional appeal to [the public, catch, find]
- an emotional [scene, part] in a [play, movie]
- [bid, was] an emotional [goodbye, farewell]
- an over-emotional [reaction]
- perform (all) the emotional labor
- takes an emotional toll (on)
- [highly, extremely, very] emotional
- emotional and [physical, social, spiritual]
- don't get so emotional!
- I always [get, become] emotional when
'emotional' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abuse
- anchor
- anguish
- arousal
- blackmail
- capacity
- cognitive
- collapse
- cripple
- crutch
- discomfort
- distress
- disturbance
- enjoyment
- evoke
- game
- gripping
- harm
- healing
- health
- homecoming
- involvement
- journey
- large
- lift
- more
- outburst
- pain
- physical
- problem
- provoke
- reading
- rely
- reward
- scar
- spectrum
- strain
- strength
- suffer
- support
- tie
- turmoil
- undue
- void
- weakness
- well-being
- withdrawal