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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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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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