pseudoemotional

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ emotional

Adjective

pseudoemotional (comparative more pseudoemotional, superlative most pseudoemotional)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, emotional.
    • 1981, Walter Kempler, Experiential Psychotherapy Within Families, page 106:
      Pseudoemotional behaviors such as pouting, temper tantrums and whining usually, and intentionally, diminish encounters.
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