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emotionalism

[ih-moh-shuh-nl-iz-uhm]

noun

excessively emotional character: the emotionalism of sentimental fiction.

strong or excessive appeal to the emotions: the emotionalism of patriotic propaganda.

a tendency to display or respond with undue emotion, especially morbid emotion.

unwarranted expression or display of emotion.

Origin:
1860–65; emotional + -ism

Related forms

non·e·mo·tion·al·ism, noun

Synonyms
sentimentality, mawkishness.

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emotionalism (ɪˈməʊʃənəˌlɪzəm)

—n
1.	emotional nature, character, or quality
2.	a tendency to yield readily to the emotions
3.	an appeal to the emotions, esp an excessive appeal, as to an audience
4.	a doctrine stressing the value of deeply felt responses in ethics and the arts

e'motionalist

—n

emotional'istic

—*adj*

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