emotive meaning
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noun
the emotional connotation of a word or expression that is used instead of one having a similar meaning but less affective quality, as the connotation of “murder” when used instead of “homicide” or “drunk” instead of “inebriated.”
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of emotive meaning
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby emotive meaning
emotional labour, emotional literacy, emotionally correct, emotional support animal, emotive, emotive meaning, emotivism, EMP, empale, empanada, empanel
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