Emotional
Example: Der Film war sehr emotional und hat mich tief berührt.
Definition
"Emotional" describes a state or quality of expressing strong feelings, often relating to moods or reactions that deeply affect a person, such as joy, sadness, or anger. For example, an "emotional" film deeply touches or moves its audience.
Etymology
The word "emotional" comes from the French word 'émotion,' which itself derives from the Latin 'emovere,' meaning 'to move out' or 'to stir up.' Did you know that the root 'movere' means 'to move,' highlighting how emotions are seen as forces that move or agitate the mind?
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"Emotional" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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