hypoemotional

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adjective

Exhibiting a reduced emotional response.

Opposite
hyperemotional
OriginEnglish emotional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French emotion →
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Meanings

adjectivehypoemotional (comparative more hypoemotional, superlative most hypoemotional)

comparative more hypoemotional · superlative most hypoemotional

  1. medicineExhibiting a reduced emotional response.

    Antonyms: hyperemotional

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExhibiting a reduced emotional response.

Opposite
hyperemotional

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  7. Proto-Italic*eks
  8. Latinex
  9. Latinex-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  12. Proto-Italic*moweō
  13. Latinmoveō
  14. Latinēmoveō
  15. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  16. Old Frenchesmovoir
  17. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  18. Middle Frenchemotion
  19. Englishemotion
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Englishemotional
  23. Englishhypoemotional

From hypo- + emotional.

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Chicago

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