emotionalintricacy
nounUK /ɪˈməʊʃənl ˈɪntrɪkəsi/
US /ɪˈmoʊʃənl ˈɪntrɪkəsi/
The many small, mixed-up feelings inside a person that make them hard to understand.
The story showed the emotionalintricacy of a child who felt happy and sad at the same time.
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2. The detailed, layered way feelings are woven together in a situation.
The counselor noticed the emotionalintricacy of the family's argument.
3. The quality of having many small, connected emotional parts that are not simple.
Her painting captures the emotionalintricacy of growing up.
4. The difficulty of sorting out mixed feelings in a relationship.
They talked for hours about the emotionalintricacy of their friendship.