hyperemotional

adjective

hy·​per·​emo·​tion·​al ˌhī-pər-i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl 

variants or hyper-emotional

: extremely or overly emotional

hyperemotional employees

She uses the term "hysteria" in the layman's sense to refer broadly to any hyperemotional state accompanied by histrionic and attention-seeking behaviour.

—Stuart Sutherland

hyperemotionality

ˌhī-pər-i-ˌmō-shə-ˈna-lə-tē 

noun

or hyper-emotionality

children experiencing hyperemotionality

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hyperemotional

• devotional
• emotional
• promotional
• motional
• notional
• unemotional