emotional+baggage

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• baggage — ► NOUN 1) personal belongings packed in suitcases for travelling. 2) experiences or long held opinions perceived as encumbrances: emotional baggage. 3) dated a cheeky or disagreeable girl or woman. ORIGIN Old French bagage, from baguer tie up ,… …   English terms dictionary

• baggage — noun (esp. AmE) ADJECTIVE ▪ carry on, hand (BrE) ▪ checked (esp. AmE), checked in (BrE) ▪ Any sharp objects must go in your checked baggage. ▪ excess …   Collocations dictionary

• baggage — [[t]bæ̱gɪʤ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel. The passengers went through immigration control and collected their baggage. ...excess baggage. Syn: luggage 2) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp You… …   English dictionary

• baggage */ — UK [ˈbæɡɪdʒ] / US noun [uncountable] Word forms baggage : singular baggage plural baggages 1) mainly American the suitcases, bags etc in which you carry your possessions when you travel. The usual British word is luggage. 2) informal problems… …   English dictionary

• baggage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bagage, from Middle French, from bagues belongings, baggage Date: 15th century 1. suitcases, trunks, and personal belongings of travelers ; luggage 2. transportable equipment especially of a military force 3.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• baggage — /bag ij/, n. 1. trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage. 2. the portable equipment of an army. 3. things that encumber one s freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments: intellectual baggage that keeps one from… …   Universalium

• baggage — noun /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ a) Luggage; traveling equipment Please put your baggage in the trunk. b) Factors that restrict a persons freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way Hes got a lot of emotional baggage. Syn: luggage, gear, stuff …   Wiktionary

• baggage — noun 1 (U) especially AmE the cases, bags, boxes, etc carried by someone who is travelling; luggage: Check your baggage in at the desk. 2 (U) informal the beliefs, opinions, and experiences that someone has, which make them think in a particular… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• baggage — bag|gage [ bægıdʒ ] noun uncount * 1. ) the suitcases, bags, etc. in which you carry your possessions when you travel: LUGGAGE 2. ) INFORMAL problems that someone s past experiences might cause in new situations: emotional baggage …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• baggage — noun 1》 personal belongings packed in suitcases for travelling. 2》 past experiences or long held opinions perceived as encumbrances: emotional baggage. 3》 dated a cheeky or disagreeable girl or woman. Origin ME: from OFr. bagage (from baguer tie… …   English new terms dictionary

• baggage — [ˈbægɪdʒ] noun [U] 1) the suitcases and bags that you take with you when you travel 2) informal problems that someone s past experiences sometimes cause in new situations emotional baggage[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English