Definition of "emotional state" [emotional state]

• The state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "In point of fact, however, Case IV had hallucinations and religious delusions ( "spirit is here") probably derived therefrom, and Dr. Worcester found an isolated brain lesion correlatable with the hallucinosis; and in any event the emotional state of the patient is in grave doubt."
• "While there had been no dramatic change in Ted's emotional state as yet, he suffered from fewer of what he called his black-and-blue days, and occasionally I caught a glimpse of the cheerful, quixotic man of old."
• "Worried about the emotional state of my friend Eli Boyle, I proceeded immediately to his residence on Cliff Drive, whereupon I found Boyle dead, having shot himself in the head with a. 38-caliber handgun."