Timeline for A word for an explosion of emotion
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| Jul 29, 2015 at 17:22 | comment | added | Sawbones | When you say "positive connotation", do you mean in the sense of the emotion itself, or judgement upon the person experiencing the emotion? "Outpouring" doesn't generally imply any kind of judgement upon the outpourer. Even when used with unpleasant emotions, like "outpouring of grief", it does not imply that the emotional display is inappropriate. Other terms (like "outburst") can imply judgement. | |
| Jul 29, 2015 at 17:10 | comment | added | Kevin Behan | Does this word carry a positive charge? Or is it neutral? Or does it carry an undercurrent of negativity like effusion? I'm double checking because I'm looking for a word strictly with a positive connotation. | |
| Jul 28, 2015 at 18:12 | history | edited | Sawbones | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 28, 2015 at 18:06 | history | answered | Sawbones | CC BY-SA 3.0 |