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pseudoemotional

pseudoemotional adjective: apparently, but not actually, emotional.

Adjective

pseudoemotional (comparative more pseudoemotional, superlative most pseudoemotional)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, emotional.
    • Pseudoemotional behaviors such as pouting, temper tantrums and whining usually, and intentionally, diminish encounters.1981, Walter Kempler, Experiential Psychotherapy Within Families, page 106

Forms of pseudoemotional

comparativemore pseudoemotional
superlativemost pseudoemotional

Origin of pseudoemotional

From pseudo- + emotional.

Questions about pseudoemotional

What does pseudoemotional mean?
Pseudoemotional means apparently, but not actually, emotional.
What part of speech is pseudoemotional?
Pseudoemotional is an adjective.

Words near pseudoemotional in the dictionary

  1. pseudoelement
  2. pseudoelements
  3. pseudoembryo
  4. pseudoembryonic
  5. pseudoembryos
  6. pseudoemotional
  7. pseudoenantiomer
  8. pseudoenantiomers
  9. pseudoenergetic
  10. pseudoenergies
  11. pseudoenergy

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