Rajiv has been feeling ill for some time and finally went to see a doctor about his condition. When the doctor informed him that he had prostate cancer, Rajiv was overcome with emotion because his father had died from prostate cancer. Given Rajiv's emotional reaction to his diagnosis, what level of meaning influenced Rajiv's reaction to the doctor's message?
A) semantic meaning
B) syntactic meaning
C) denotative meaning
D) connotative meaning

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Connotative meaning refers to the emotional or cultural associations that words carry, and in this case, Rajiv's emotional reaction to his diagnosis is influenced by the connotative meaning of prostate cancer, as he has experienced the loss of his father due to the same disease.

Rajiv Has Been Feeling Ill for Some Time and Finally