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Emotional vs Cognition - What's the difference?

emotional | cognition |

As an adjective emotional

is of or relating to the emotions.

As a noun cognition is

the process of knowing.

emotional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the emotions.
    • emotional crisis
  • Characterised by emotion.
  • Determined by emotion rather than reason.
    • emotional decision
  • Appealing to or arousing emotion.
    • emotional speech
  • Easily affected by emotion.
    • She’s an emotional person.
  • Readily displaying emotion.
    • emotional greeting

    Synonyms

    * demonstrative * effusive * sentimental * temperamental

    Derived terms

    * emotional cripple * emotionalise (also emotionalize) * emotionalism * emotionally * * *

    cognition

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cognition)
  • The process of knowing.
  • (countable) A result of a cognitive process.

    • Related terms

    * cognitive * cognometrics * cognizant * recognize

    Derived terms

    * precognition

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * incognito