overemotional

adjective

Definition of overemotionalnext
as in frenzied

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Recent Examples of overemotional 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overemotional
  1. frenzied
  2. orgiastic
  3. overexcited
  4. uninhibited
  5. overheated
  6. melodramatic
  7. histrionic
  8. enthusiastic
Adjective
  • The Americans, playing in front of a frenzied crowed on home soil in the San Francisco Bay Area, were down a man and nursing a 1-0 lead.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • As Norway has advanced in the World Cup, the atmosphere has grown more frenzied in the country than even during a summer or winter Olympics, Tufte said.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • Still, the overall lack of orgiastic feats of American marketing spend left me feeling curiously maudlin.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of orgiastic
Adjective
  • At their reunion, an overexcited Andy is met by a typically cool Miranda, who characteristically doesn’t even remember her.
    — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
  • When starting or advancing a business or organization, enthusiasm for success can lead to overexcited team members rushing and making mistakes.
    — Jared Bahir Browsh, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of overexcited
Adjective
  • Angela’s bookish young son Jonathan (Danny Pintauro) and her gloriously uninhibited mother Mona (Katherine Helmond) rounded out the household.
    — JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • But what was missing was more of a winning spirit, more aggressive, uninhibited and self-assured.
    — Max Mathews, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of uninhibited
Adjective
  • While the crowds spent their money on an overheated summer in the Mediterranean, a quieter group is waiting patiently for September, October and November, the traditional shoulder season.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • More than 600 passengers had to be evacuated from an overheated train in Brandenburg after a tree fell onto an overhead power line during a storm on Saturday evening.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
Definition of overheated
Adjective
  • The clip resembles a melodramatic reality TV scene, with Cunningham’s unwavering eye contact and powerful pointing finger proving strangely compelling.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Chicago rapper’s conversational style gives his melodramatic struggle music a keenly personal touch.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • Jane Austen and Charles Dickens were both masters of comedy, but the contrast between her ironic understatement and his histrionic exaggeration reflects profoundly different personalities and life experiences, in which class and gender played an important part.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Fran’s histrionic, hypochondriacal ex-husband was played by legendary character actor Richard Kind.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Definition of histrionic
Adjective
  • China, the world's top crude importer, has not been particularly enthusiastic about purchasing Iranian oil, despite traditionally being the main buyer of the country's energy.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • None of these kids sits at the top of the Australian rankings, but behind them is a team of enthusiastic parents who formed a non-profit – Red Dirt Australian Rodeo – to raise money for the trip.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of enthusiastic

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