EMOTIONALISM


Meaning of EMOTIONALISM in English

-shən ə lˌizəm, -shnəˌlizəm noun

( -s )

1.

a. : undue indulgence in or display of emotions

it is … not a curtsy to sentimentality, not a maudlin emotionalism — C.S.Kilby

b. : a disposition to indulge in or display emotion unduly

the emotionalism of adolescent girls

2.

a. : a tendency to regard things emotionally or to respond emotionally as opposed to rationally

a critic whose judgments are marked by emotionalism

b. : a tendency to overvalue the emotions especially as expressed in the arts

the romantic emotionalism characteristic of much early 19th century writing

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.