Word
emotive
Phoneticsemo·tive
US/ˈiˌmoʊtɪv/
UK/ɪmˈəʊtɪv/
Definition
adj. describing something that makes you feel a strong emotion, like love, anger, or sadness. It can also describe words or phrases that are used to make people feel a certain way.
adj. capable of evoking strong emotional responses; also describes language or rhetoric designed to influence feelings rather than logic.
Examples
“The speech was very emotive and made many people cry.”
“The politician used emotive language to describe the situation, hoping to gain public support for the new law.”
“While the data presented was technically accurate, the emotive framing of the report led to a significant public outcry that the government struggled to manage.”
Examples
simple
“The speech was very emotive and made many people cry.”
contextual
“The politician used emotive language to describe the situation, hoping to gain public support for the new law.”
complex
“While the data presented was technically accurate, the emotive framing of the report led to a significant public outcry that the government struggled to manage.”
Real-World Examples
“The AI agents have been trained to act like collaborative hackers and programmers so are merely mimicking the kinds of emotive comments they have seen.” “The emotive power was unmistakeable, yet for all my training as a historian, it was inscrutable to me.” Word family
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