overemotional

Example Sentences

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Because, aside from when you’re the teen in question, it almost always looks ridiculous when a kid is just an overemotional, theatrical mess of a broken heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

We had communication issues: He did not communicate emotions well, and I have borderline personality disorder, which, while well managed, still leaves me overemotional at times, especially when it comes to feeling potentially abandoned.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2020

There’s an overemotional side to “Night Boat to Tangier,” and Barry sometimes lays it on fairly thick.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2019

It is inaccurate, overemotional and, at times, libellous towards those she accused of attacking her good friend.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2017

He was as stiff as a stalk of celosia, already up to his ears in overemotional shenanigans.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles