ɪˈməʊʃənəl ɪˈmoʊʃənəl ɪkˈsaɪtɪd (of persons) excessively affected by emotion he would become emotional over nothing at all she was worked up about all the noise of more than usual emotion his behavior was highly emotional determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason it was an emotional judgment of or pertaining to emotion emotional health an emotional crisis