🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Travail émotionnel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: travail émotionnel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Emotional Work/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl wɜrk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le travail émotionnel est essentiel dans les professions de soins."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job.

    "In her role as a nurse, she often engages in emotional work to comfort her patients."
  2. 2

    The effort required to maintain a positive emotional state in professional interactions.

    "Emotional work can lead to burnout if not properly managed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'emotional work' emerged in the late 20th century, primarily within the fields of psychology and sociology. It combines 'emotional', derived from the Latin 'emotio', meaning 'to move out', and 'work', from Old English 'weorc', indicating effort or labor. The phrase reflects the increasing recognition of the emotional labor involved in various professions, particularly in service industries.

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