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- noun The state or quality of being extremely
emotional
Etymologies
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hyper- + emotionality
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Examples
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By a week, hypertension and body temperature run amok; the brain may be overcome with hyperemotionality, paranoia, and hallucinations.
The Waking Dead 2009
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The hyperemotionality of this so-called “scandal” just is not worth it, for anyone.
Doughnuts: The Third Rail of American Politics? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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4 As Mark S. Micale explains, hyperemotionality and the “disease” of hysteria have been associated with femininity since ancient times (68 – 70). close window
The Liberating and Debilitating Imagination in Joanna Baillies Orra and The Dream 2008
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