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.