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Emotional Investment

/ɪˈmoʊʃənl ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The emotional energy and commitment that a person invests in a relationship, project, or situation.

    "Her emotional investment in the project was evident as she worked late into the night."
  2. 2

    A measure of how much a person cares about or is affected by a particular situation or relationship.

    "His emotional investment in the team made the loss feel even more painful."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'emotional investment' combines 'emotional', derived from the Latin 'emotio', meaning 'a moving out', and 'investment', from the Latin 'investire', meaning 'to clothe or put on'. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe the emotional energy and commitment one invests in relationships or projects.

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