🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

भावनात्मक कार्य

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bhāvanātmaka kārya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Emotional Work/ɪˈmoʊʃənl wɜrk/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"भावनात्मक कार्य स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं में महत्वपूर्ण है।"

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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' combines 'emotional', derived from the Latin 'emotio', meaning 'a moving out', and 'work', from Old English 'weorc', meaning 'activity involving mental or physical effort'. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe the management of feelings in professional contexts.

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