emotional baggage

collocation in English

meaningsofemotionalandbaggage

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emotional
adjective
uk
/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/us
/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/
relating to ...
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baggage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ/
bags, cases, etc. that you take with you when ...
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(Definition ofemotionalandbaggagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofemotional baggage

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I freely admit to carrying my ownemotionalbaggage.
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There was an awful lot of emotion there, an awful lot ofemotionalbaggagein her relationship with her husband and the stress she was putting on him.
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Jughead carriesemotionalbaggagethat manifests itself in a terrible fear of women.
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There was a lot ofemotionalbaggage, and everyone got on each other's nerves.
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The walk made each team find out more about their team members and some of theiremotionalbaggage.
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However, their decision to sleep together is one which is clearly complex and fraught withemotionalbaggagefor each of them.
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They soon found out that with all theemotionalbaggagegoing on in their minds, they were still unable to make physical contact mentally.
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He praised the song's production and the clever use ofemotionalbaggageas a play on words for the baggage that her man's being sent off with.
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She has a lot ofemotionalbaggagefrom her childhood, she seeks constant validation from men and is a pretty insecure and messed up woman at her core.
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The song is about a woman who is trying to begin a new relationship but has too muchemotionalbaggageand can't get close to people.
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Thankfully, with every year that passes, it becomes easier to put the record'semotionalbaggageto one side and appraise it on the strength of its songs.
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This created new drama and also opened up the hospital to a whole new set of interns rife with their own set ofemotionalbaggageand drama.
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