in a manner displaying an emotion or emotional reaction that is inappropriate to the present time situation. It is a coined word taken from mis- (wrong) + emotion. To say that a person was misemotional would indicate that the person did not display the emotion called for by the actual circumstances of the situation. Being misemotional would be synonymous with being irrational. One can fairly judge the rationality of any individual by the correctness of the emotion he displays in a given set of circumstances. To be joyful and happy when circumstances call for joy and happiness would b e rational. To display grief without sufficient present timecause would be irrational. —AcademyLevel II Glossary