adj

hormonal

hawr-MOH-nuhl

adj

Relating to hormones.

"Hormonal changes during puberty affect mood and growth."

Informal: strongly affected by shifting hormone levels, especially emotionally.

"He gets a bit hormonal when he's stressed and tired."

How to Use Hormonal

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo do with hormones, or informally, emotional because of hormone changes.

When to use it

The "emotional" sense is informal and can sound dismissive, especially when applied to describe someone's mood.

more hormonal comparative, most hormonal superlative

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_____ changes during puberty affect mood and growth.

From hormone + -al.

coronal rational diagonal personal seasonal national optional regional fictional emotional irrational impersonal