1. showing or expressing emotions in an excessive or uncontrolled way

Examples

• She became overemotional during the movie and couldn’t stop crying.
• His overemotional response to criticism made it difficult to have a productive discussion.
• The coach warned the players not to get overemotional during the championship game.
• Some people thought her reaction was overemotional, but she had every right to be upset.
• He tends to be overemotional when he’s stressed about work.
• The overemotional speech left many audience members feeling uncomfortable.