English words for emotions

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The A-Z of English words that describe emotions.

A

angry

"She was angry with her boss for criticising her work."

annoyed

 

"I'm very annoyed with him. He hasn't returned any of my calls."

"She was annoyed by his comments."

 

appalled

 

very shocked

"They were appalled to hear that they would lose their jobs."

 

apprehensive

 

slightly worried

"I felt a little apprehensive before my interview."

 

ashamed

 

"How could you say such a thing? You should be ashamed of yourself!"

at the end of your tether

 

completely fed up

"The children have been misbehaving all day – I'm at the end of my tether."

B

bewildered

 

very confused

"He was bewildered by the choice of computers in the shop."

 

betrayed

 

when someone breaks the trust you have in them

"He betrayed my trust when he repeated my secret to everyone."

C

confused

 

"I'm sorry I forgot your birthday – I was confused about the dates."

 

confident

 

sure of your abilities

"I'm confident that we can find a solution to this problem."

cheated

 

when you don't get something that you think you deserve

"Of course I feel cheated – I should have won that competition."

 

cross

 

quite angry

"I was cross with him for not helping me, as he said he would."

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D

 

depressed

 

very sad

"After he failed his English exam, he was depressed for a week."

 

delighted

 

very happy

"I'm delighted that I got the job. It's just what I always wanted."

 

down in the dumps

 

sad and fed up

"What's the matter with him? He's so down in the dumps these days."

 

disappointed

 

"She was disappointed by her son's poor results at school."

 

E

 

ecstatic

 

extremely happy

"When he asked her to marry him she was ecstatic."

 

excited

 

"I'm excited by the new opportunities that the internet brings."

 

emotional

 

you have strong feelings (happy or sad) and you cry: "When he heard the news, he became quite emotional."

 

envious

 

when you want something that someone else has

"I'm very envious of her happiness – I wish I was happy too."

 

embarrassed

 

slightly ashamed

: "I felt so embarrassed that I went bright red.

 

F

 

furious

 

very angry

"I was furious with him for breaking my favourite vase."

 

frightened

 

: "As a child she was frightened of the dark."

 

G

 

great

 

very good

"I feel great today!"

 

H

 

happy

 

"She was happy to hear the good news."

 

horrified

 

very shocked

"I'm horrified by the amount of violence on television today

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I

 

 

irritated

 

annoyed

"I get so irritated when he changes TV channels without asking me first."

 

intrigued

 

being so interested in something you have to find out more

"I'm intrigued to hear about your safari in Kenya."

 

J

 

jealous

 

envious

"She was jealous of her sister's new toy."

 

jaded

 

tired and having no interest

"After 10 years at this company, I just feel jaded."

 

K

 

keen

 

"I'm keen to see your new house – I've heard lots about it."

"I'm keen on keeping fit."

 

L

 

lazy

 

"I can't be bothered to do anything today – I feel really lazy!"

 

lucky

 

"I'm going to play the lottery – I feel lucky today!"

 

let down

 

disappointed

 

"When you didn't turn up to the meeting, I felt really let down

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M

 

maternal

feeling like a mother

"Looking at my sister's new baby made me feel really maternal."

N

nonplussed

so surprised that you don't know what to do next

"I was so nonplussed by his announcement that I couldn't say anything."

negative

when you can only see the disadvantages

"I feel very negative about my job – the pay is awful."

O

overwhelmed

so much emotion that you don't know what to say or do

"I was overwhelmed by the offer of promotion at work."

over the moon

delighted

"She was over the moon with her new bicycle and rode it every day for a whole year."

P

positive

opposite of negative – seeing the good side of something

"She's a very positive person and never lets anything get her down."

positive

very sure

"Are you sure that's what you want? Yes – I'mpositive."

R

relaxed

"I was completely relaxed after I came back from holiday."

reluctant

when you don't want to do something

 

"I'm reluctant to buy a new car – the one we have is fine

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S

seething

 

extremely angry, but hiding it

"She was seething after her boss criticised her."

 

sad

 

"It makes me sad to see all those animals in cages at the zoo."

 

scared

 

frightened

"Are you scared of heights?"

stressed

 

being worried or anxious about something so you can't relax

"I feel really stressed at work – I need a break."

"He was stressed out by all the travelling in his job."

T

terrific

 

fantastic

"I feel terrific today!"

terrible

 

ill or tired

"I've got a blinding headache and I feel terrible."

 

terrified

 

very scared

"She's terrified of spiders and screams whenever she sees one."

 

tense

 

not relaxed

"You look a bit tense. Did you have a bad day at work?"

U

upset

 

angry or unhappy

"I'm sorry you're upset – I didn't mean to be rude."

 

unhappy

 

sad

"I was unhappy to hear that I hadn't got the job."

V

victimised

 

to feel you are the victim of someone or something

"My boss kept criticising me and not the others, so I felt quite victimised."

W

wonderful

 

great

"I felt wonderful after such a relaxing weekend ."