An emotional detonator is a word or multiple words, image or multiple images, video, idea, or perception that causes an explosive and often irrational, emotionally based reaction that renders logic and sound judgment abilities immediately inert.
The media is notorious for using inflammatory headlines, doctored videos, selective and biased reporting as emotional detonators to illicit emotional responses from the ill-informed public.
by Meta PhoriCole May 19, 2017
Get the Emotional Detonatormug. by theheck May 7, 2019
Get the emotional bangingmug. a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants partake in events that could kill them emotionally.
Person 1: "Hey where's your roomate at?"
Person 2: "Oh, she is at her ex-boyfriends house."
Person 1: "Didn't they break-up like 2 years ago and he's married now?"
Person 2: "Yeah, but shes always liked to play emotional roulette."
Person 2: "Oh, she is at her ex-boyfriends house."
Person 1: "Didn't they break-up like 2 years ago and he's married now?"
Person 2: "Yeah, but shes always liked to play emotional roulette."
by Mel Berner January 17, 2009
Get the emotional roulettemug. by redditor_idiot February 27, 2022
Get the emotional damagemug. the erroneous placement of oneself at the egocentric epicenter of a relationship regardless of depth or titles with an extreme emphasis placed upon third party perceptions, which dictates emotional treatment of others.
A woman or man whom has been so traumatized by pass experiences that they exhibit an almost innate ability to push away the concern and love of other individuals out of fear of experiencing a residual let down.
The woman's "emotional selfishness" would not allow her to have a romantic relationship with the man of her dreams, because the scars from past relationship crippled her romantic courage.
The woman's "emotional selfishness" would not allow her to have a romantic relationship with the man of her dreams, because the scars from past relationship crippled her romantic courage.
by *18* Jean-Philippe *18* March 18, 2011
Get the Emotional Selfishnessmug. Emotional Damage is a word by Steven He.It means a highly unpleasant emotional reaction as distress or humiliation or anger, which result from another action or behavior.
by emotionaldamage1234 March 7, 2022
Get the Emotional Damagemug. a hobby, a person, a drug,a vice or any other distraction to divert your attention from a more painful, ghastly or difficulty situation.
indiscriminate sex, weed, getting drunk and perhaps verbally abusing others are (negative) forms of emotional novocaine
music, reading and vigorous exercise are all (positive) forms of emotional novocaine
music, reading and vigorous exercise are all (positive) forms of emotional novocaine
by jazzrock August 24, 2006
Get the emotional novocainemug.