Emotions
The most common list of words describing emotions
- Pronunciation: kən'tɛntthe state of being contented with your situation in life[noun]Examples:he relaxed in sleepy contentednessthey could read to their heart's contentthe amount that can be contained[noun]what a communication that is about something is about[noun]satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are[adjective]Examples:a contented smilethe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned[noun]something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation[noun](usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something[noun]Examples:he emptied the contents of his pocketsthe two groups were similar in contentmake content[verb]Examples:I am contentedsatisfy in a limited way[verb]Examples:He contented himself with one glass of beer per daythe proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.[noun]
- Pronunciation: 'frəstreɪtɪddisappointingly unsuccessful[adjective]Examples:many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- Pronunciation: 'hoʊplɪscertain to fail[adjective]Examples:the situation is hopeless(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform[adjective]Examples:she handed me a hopeless jumble of papershe is a hopeless romanticof a person unable to do something skillfully[adjective]Examples:I'm hopeless at mathematicswithout hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success[adjective]Examples:in an agony of hopeless griefwith a hopeless sigh he sat down
- Pronunciation: kɑmsteadiness of mind under stress[noun]wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale[noun]make calm or still[verb]become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation[verb]cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to[verb]not agitated; without losing self-possession[adjective]Examples:spoke in a calm voiceremained calm throughout the uproarmake steady[verb](of weather) free from storm or wind[adjective]Examples:calm seas
- Pronunciation: 'æŋgri(of the elements) as if showing violent anger[adjective]Examples:angry clouds on the horizonfeeling or showing anger[adjective]Examples:angry at the weatherangry customersan angry silencesending angry letters to the papersseverely inflamed and painful[adjective]Examples:an angry sore
- Pronunciation: 'greɪtfəlfeeling or showing gratitude[adjective]Examples:a grateful heartgrateful for the tree's shadeaffording comfort or pleasure[adjective]Examples:the grateful warmth of the fire
- Pronunciation: strɛstsuffering severe physical strain or distress[adjective]Examples:he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathingbearing a stress or accent[adjective]Examples:an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'
- Pronunciation: ri'livdextending out above or beyond a surface or boundary[adjective](of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear[adjective]
- Pronunciation: 'ɪrɪ,teɪtɪdaroused to impatience or anger[adjective]Examples:made an irritated gesture
- Pronunciation: 'sætɪs,faɪdallayed[adjective]filled with satisfaction[adjective]Examples:a satisfied customer
- Pronunciation: dɪs'ɡʌstʌdhaving a strong distaste from surfeit[adjective]Examples:grew more and more disgusted
- Pronunciation: ɪn'dɪfərəntcharacterized by a lack of partiality[adjective]Examples:a properly indifferent jury(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed[adjective](often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other[adjective]Examples:whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)what others think is altogether indifferent to himmarked by a lack of interest[adjective]Examples:the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferentbeing neither good nor bad[adjective]Examples:an indifferent performancea gifted painter but an indifferent actorhaving only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive[adjective]Examples:an indifferent chemical in a reactionfairly poor to not very good[adjective]Examples:has an indifferent singing voicehas indifferent qualifications for the jobmarked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another[adjective]Examples:indifferent about which book you would give themwas indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitationneither too great nor too little[adjective]Examples:a couple of indifferent hills to climbshowing no care or concern in attitude or action[adjective]Examples:indifferent to the sufferings of othersindifferent to her plea
- Pronunciation: praʊdhaving or displaying great dignity or nobility[adjective]Examples:proud alpine peaksfeeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride[adjective]Examples:proud parentsa proud momentproud to serve his countrya proud nameproud princes
- Pronunciation: 'wɜridafflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief[adjective]Examples:worried parentsa worried frownone last worried check of the sleeping childrenmentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc[adjective]Examples:not used to a city and worried about small things
- Pronunciation: 'loʊnlilacking companions or companionship[adjective]Examples:a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravela lonely soulcharacterized by or preferring solitude[adjective]Examples:a lonely existencedevoid of creatures[adjective]Examples:a lonely crossroadsmarked by dejection from being alone[adjective]Examples:felt sad and lonely
- Pronunciation: breɪvpossessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching[adjective]Examples:Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daringinvulnerable to fear or intimidation[adjective]face and withstand with courage[verb]Examples:She braved the elementsbrightly colored and showy[adjective]Examples:girls decked out in brave new dressesbrave banners flyinga North American Indian warrior[noun]people who are brave[noun]Examples:the home of the free and the brave
- Pronunciation: ɪm'bɛrʌstmade to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride[adjective]Examples:too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the streetfeeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed[adjective]Examples:was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
- Pronunciation: dɪ'skɝrʌdʒdmade less hopeful or enthusiastic[adjective]Examples:felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problemlacking in resolution[adjective]Examples:the accident left others discouraged about going there
- Pronunciation: 'kɑnfɪdəntpersuaded of; very sure[adjective]Examples:was confident he would winnot liable to error in judgment or action[adjective]having or marked by confidence or assurance[adjective]Examples:a confident speakera confident replyhis manner is more confident these daysconfident of fulfillment
- Pronunciation: dreɪndvery tired[adjective]drained of electric charge; discharged[adjective]Examples:left the lights on and came back to find the battery drainedemptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)[adjective]Examples:a drained marsha drained tanka drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything
- Pronunciation: 'æŋkʃəseagerly desirous[adjective]Examples:anxious to see the new show at the museumcausing or fraught with or showing anxiety[adjective]Examples:spent an anxious night waiting for the test resultscast anxious glances behind her
- Pronunciation: sædbad; unfortunate[adjective]Examples:her clothes were in sad shapeexperiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness[adjective]Examples:feeling sad because his dog had diedBetter by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sadof things that make you feel sad[adjective]Examples:sad newsshe doesn't like sad moviesit was a very sad storyWhen I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
- Pronunciation: 'ɡɪltishowing a sense of guilt[adjective]Examples:a guilty lookresponsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act[adjective]Examples:guilty of murderthe guilty personsecret guilty deeds
- Pronunciation: ,dɪsə'pɔɪntɪddisappointingly unsuccessful[adjective]Examples:disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- Pronunciation: 'dʒɔɪfəlfull of high-spirited delight[adjective]Examples:a joyful heartfull of or producing joy[adjective]Examples:make a joyful noisea joyful occasion
- Pronunciation: sɝr'praɪzdtaken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment[adjective]Examples:surprised by her student's ingenuitysurprised that he remembered my namea surprised expression
- Pronunciation: 'pisfəlpeacefully resistant in response to injustice[adjective]not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war[adjective]Examples:a peaceful nationpeaceful timesa far from peaceful Christmaspeaceful sleep
- Pronunciation: ə'meɪzdfilled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock[adjective]Examples:an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
- Pronunciation: 'hoʊpfəlan ambitious and aspiring young person[noun]Examples:two executive hopefuls joined the firmlikely to turn out well in the future[adjective]Examples:a hopeful new singer on Broadwayhaving or manifesting hope[adjective]Examples:a line of people hopeful of obtaining ticketsfound a hopeful way of attacking the problem
- Pronunciation: 'hæpimarked by good fortune[adjective]Examples:a happy outcomewell expressed and to the point[adjective]Examples:a happy turn of phraseeagerly disposed to act or to be of service[adjective]enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure[adjective]Examples:a happy smilespent many happy days on the beacha happy marriage
- Pronunciation: ʌ'nɔɪdaroused to impatience or anger[adjective]troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances[adjective]
- Pronunciation: 'dʒɛləsshowing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages[adjective]Examples:jealous of his success and covetous of his possessionssuspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival[adjective]Examples:a jealous lover
- Pronunciation: ɪk'saɪtɪd(of persons) excessively affected by emotion[adjective]marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion[adjective](of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive[adjective]in an aroused state[adjective]
- Pronunciation: ə'ʃeɪmdfeeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse[adjective]Examples:are you ashamed for having lied?felt ashamed of my torn coat
- Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/To engulf, surge over and submerge.[verb]Examples:The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.To overpower, crush.[verb]Examples:In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.To overpower emotionally.[verb]Examples:He was overwhelmed with guilt.To cause to surround, to cover.[verb]