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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmotional Investment
/ɪˈmoʊʃənl ɪnˈvɛstmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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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Investissement émotionnel
Transliteration: ɛ̃vɛstisəmɑ̃ emɔsjɔ̃ɛl
"Son investissement émotionnel dans la relation était évident."
Emotionale Investition
Transliteration: Emoʊt͡si̯oˈnaːlə ɪnˈvɛstɪt͡si̯oːn
"Ihre emotionale Investition in das Projekt war offensichtlich."
Investimento emotivo
Transliteration: inˈvɛstimento eˈmotivo
"Il suo investimento emotivo nel progetto era chiaro."
Inversión emocional
Transliteration: inβeɾˈsjon emoθjoˈnal
"Su inversión emocional en el proyecto fue evidente."
Investimento emocional
Transliteration: ĩvɛʃtʃiˈmẽtu emɔsiˈo̞naw
"O investimento emocional dela no projeto era claro."
भावनात्मक निवेश
Transliteration: bhāvanātmak nivēś
"उसका भावनात्मक निवेश परियोजना में स्पष्ट था।"
情感投资
Transliteration: qínggǎn tóuzī
"她在项目中的情感投资显而易见。"
감정적 투자
Transliteration: gamjeongjeok tuja
"그녀의 프로젝트에 대한 감정적 투자는 분명했다."
感情的投資
Transliteration: kanjō-teki tōshi
"彼女のプロジェクトへの感情的投資は明らかだった。"
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