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EMOTIONALISM

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e⋅mo⋅tion⋅al⋅ism

  [i-moh-shuh-nl-iz-uhm]
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–noun
1. excessively emotional character: the emotionalism of sentimental fiction.
2. strong or excessive appeal to the emotions: the emotionalism of patriotic propaganda.
3. a tendency to display or respond with undue emotion, esp. morbid emotion.
4. unwarranted expression or display of emotion.
Origin:
1860–65; emotional + -ism

Synonyms:
sentimentality, mawkishness.
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e·mo·tion·al·ism   (ĭ-mō'shə-nə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The tendency to display emotion freely or to rely on or place too much value on emotion.

  2. Undue display of emotion.

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