Word
hormonal
Phoneticshor·mon·al
US/ˈhɔɹˌmoʊnəɫ/
UK/hɔːmˈəʊnəl/
Definition
adj. feeling moody or emotional because of changes in your body's chemicals. People often use this to explain why someone is acting grumpy or sensitive.
adj. relating to or caused by hormones; in casual usage, experiencing emotional instability or mood swings attributed to endocrine fluctuations.
Examples
“I feel a bit hormonal and tired today.”
“Teenagers are often described as hormonal because their bodies are going through significant physical and emotional changes.”
Examples
simple
“I feel a bit hormonal and tired today.”
contextual
“Teenagers are often described as hormonal because their bodies are going through significant physical and emotional changes.”
Usage
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'be'.
Real-World Examples
“If you stop, your hormonal levels will go back to what they were.” Etymology
From hormone + -al.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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