overemotional
adjective
over·emo·tion·al
ˌō-vər-i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl 
: unusually or excessively emotional
an overemotional speech/person
… you have people … making it seem like it's somehow unacceptable to write songs about your real emotions—that it somehow makes you irrational and overemotional …—
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overemotionally
adverb
reacting overemotionally
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West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
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First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
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“Overemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overemotional. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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