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emotional payoff
satisfying emotional effect
The strong feeling of satisfaction that a story creates, especially near its ending.
Hear it in real life
Did you enjoy the ending?
Yes, the reunion had a real emotional payoff.
The final episode gives the series a huge emotional payoff.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The ending gives an emotional payback.
Say: The ending gives an emotional payoff.
In this context, use “payoff,” not “payback,” which usually means revenge.
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How it fits in a sentence.
give something an emotional payoff; have an emotional payoff
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The final episode gives the series a huge emotional payoff.
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emotional payoff
satisfying emotional effect
“The final episode gives the series a huge emotional payoff.”
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