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Baggage: Meaning, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：luggage (Baggage)
Baggage
/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
n.
All the bags and containers you take with you when you travel.
luggage
➕
/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/
n.
All the bags, suitcases, and containers you take with you when traveling.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Baggage comes from 'bag' + '-age', meaning a collection of bags or belongings.
💡 Mnemonic
Think of a bag you carry on a trip – some are light, some are heavy with memories.
📖 Example
We can check in our baggage at the airport counter before going through security.
We can check in our luggage at the airport counter before going through security.
🔗 Collocations
check in baggage – hand over luggage at the airport desk
baggage claim – area where you pick up luggage after a flight
excess baggage – luggage that weighs more than the airline limit
🔄 Synonyms
luggage (n.) – bags and suitcases for travel
suitcase (n.) – a rectangular bag with a handle for clothes
belongings (n.) – personal items you own
🌱 Derivatives
baggage handler (n.) – airport worker who loads luggage
baggage carousel (n.) – rotating belt that delivers luggage
📖 Cultural Story
Originally used for military luggage (baggage train). In the 20th century, Freudian psychology popularized the metaphorical use 'emotional baggage'.
Meaning 2：emotional baggage (Baggage)
Baggage
/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
n.
Old problems or bad feelings from your past that you still carry in your mind and affect you now.
emotional baggage
➕
/ɪˈməʊʃənl ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
n.
Old problems, bad feelings, or unresolved experiences from the past that still affect a person's mental state.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
He's a great guy, but he still carries a lot of emotional baggage from his previous relationship.
He's a wonderful person, but he still holds onto many unresolved feelings from his past relationship.
🔗 Collocations
carry emotional baggage – to bear unresolved past issues
emotional baggage from – past feelings originating from a specific event
let go of baggage – to move past old emotional problems
🔄 Synonyms
emotional burden (n.) – psychological weight from past experiences
psychological baggage (n.) – mental issues carried from the past
unresolved issues (n.) – problems not yet dealt with emotionally
🚫 Antonyms
emotional freedom (n.) – state of being free from past emotional burdens
🌱 Derivatives
baggage-free (adj.) – without emotional burdens
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