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Emotions

The most common list of words describing emotions
  • content
    Pronunciation: kən'tɛnt
    the state of being contented with your situation in life
    [noun]
    Examples:
    he relaxed in sleepy contentedness
    they could read to their heart's content
    the 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 smile
    the 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 pockets
    the two groups were similar in content
    make content
    [verb]
    Examples:
    I am contented
    satisfy in a limited way
    [verb]
    Examples:
    He contented himself with one glass of beer per day
    the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
    [noun]
  • frustrated
    Pronunciation: 'frəstreɪtɪd
    disappointingly unsuccessful
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
  • hopeless
    Pronunciation: 'hoʊplɪs
    certain 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 papers
    he is a hopeless romantic
    of a person unable to do something skillfully
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    I'm hopeless at mathematics
    without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    in an agony of hopeless grief
    with a hopeless sigh he sat down
  • calm
    Pronunciation: kɑm
    steadiness 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 voice
    remained calm throughout the uproar
    make steady
    [verb]
    (of weather) free from storm or wind
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    calm seas
  • angry
    Pronunciation: 'æŋgri
    (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    angry clouds on the horizon
    feeling or showing anger
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    angry at the weather
    angry customers
    an angry silence
    sending angry letters to the papers
    severely inflamed and painful
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    an angry sore
  • grateful
    Pronunciation: 'greɪtfəl
    feeling or showing gratitude
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a grateful heart
    grateful for the tree's shade
    affording comfort or pleasure
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    the grateful warmth of the fire
  • stressed
    Pronunciation: strɛst
    suffering severe physical strain or distress
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
    bearing a stress or accent
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'
  • relieved
    Pronunciation: ri'livd
    extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
    [adjective]
    (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
    [adjective]
  • irritated
    Pronunciation: 'ɪrɪ,teɪtɪd
    aroused to impatience or anger
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    made an irritated gesture
  • satisfied
    Pronunciation: 'sætɪs,faɪd
    allayed
    [adjective]
    filled with satisfaction
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a satisfied customer
  • disgusted
    Pronunciation: dɪs'ɡʌstʌd
    having a strong distaste from surfeit
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    grew more and more disgusted
  • indifferent
    Pronunciation: ɪn'dɪfərənt
    characterized 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 him
    marked by a lack of interest
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent
    being neither good nor bad
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    an indifferent performance
    a gifted painter but an indifferent actor
    having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    an indifferent chemical in a reaction
    fairly poor to not very good
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    has an indifferent singing voice
    has indifferent qualifications for the job
    marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    indifferent about which book you would give them
    was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation
    neither too great nor too little
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a couple of indifferent hills to climb
    showing no care or concern in attitude or action
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    indifferent to the sufferings of others
    indifferent to her plea
  • amused
    Pronunciation: ə'mjuzd
    pleasantly occupied
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    We are not amused
  • Proud
    Pronunciation: praʊd
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    proud alpine peaks
    feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    proud parents
    a proud moment
    proud to serve his country
    a proud name
    proud princes
  • worried
    Pronunciation: 'wɜrid
    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    worried parents
    a worried frown
    one last worried check of the sleeping children
    mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    not used to a city and worried about small things
  • lonely
    Pronunciation: 'loʊnli
    lacking companions or companionship
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
    a lonely soul
    characterized by or preferring solitude
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a lonely existence
    devoid of creatures
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a lonely crossroads
    marked by dejection from being alone
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    felt sad and lonely
  • brave
    Pronunciation: breɪv
    possessing 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 daring
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    [adjective]
    face and withstand with courage
    [verb]
    Examples:
    She braved the elements
    brightly colored and showy
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    girls decked out in brave new dresses
    brave banners flying
    a North American Indian warrior
    [noun]
    people who are brave
    [noun]
    Examples:
    the home of the free and the brave
  • embarrassed
    Pronunciation: ɪm'bɛrʌst
    made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
    feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
  • discouraged
    Pronunciation: dɪ'skɝrʌdʒd
    made less hopeful or enthusiastic
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
    lacking in resolution
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    the accident left others discouraged about going there
  • scared
    Pronunciation: skɛrd
    made afraid
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    too shocked and scared to move
  • confident
    Pronunciation: 'kɑnfɪdənt
    persuaded of; very sure
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    was confident he would win
    not liable to error in judgment or action
    [adjective]
    having or marked by confidence or assurance
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a confident speaker
    a confident reply
    his manner is more confident these days
    confident of fulfillment
  • drained
    Pronunciation: dreɪnd
    very tired
    [adjective]
    drained of electric charge; discharged
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained
    emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a drained marsh
    a drained tank
    a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything
  • anxious
    Pronunciation: 'æŋkʃəs
    eagerly desirous
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    anxious to see the new show at the museum
    causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
    cast anxious glances behind her
  • Sad
    Pronunciation: sæd
    bad; unfortunate
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    her clothes were in sad shape
    experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    feeling sad because his dog had died
    Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
    of things that make you feel sad
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    sad news
    she doesn't like sad movies
    it was a very sad story
    When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
  • passionate
    Pronunciation: 'pæʃənɪt
    having or expressing strong emotions
    [adjective]
  • guilty
    Pronunciation: 'ɡɪlti
    showing a sense of guilt
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a guilty look
    responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    guilty of murder
    the guilty person
    secret guilty deeds
  • disappointed
    Pronunciation: ,dɪsə'pɔɪntɪd
    disappointingly unsuccessful
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
  • joyful
    Pronunciation: 'dʒɔɪfəl
    full of high-spirited delight
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a joyful heart
    full of or producing joy
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    make a joyful noise
    a joyful occasion
  • surprised
    Pronunciation: sɝr'praɪzd
    taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    surprised by her student's ingenuity
    surprised that he remembered my name
    a surprised expression
  • peaceful
    Pronunciation: 'pisfəl
    peacefully resistant in response to injustice
    [adjective]
    not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a peaceful nation
    peaceful times
    a far from peaceful Christmas
    peaceful sleep
  • amazed
    Pronunciation: ə'meɪzd
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
  • hopeful
    Pronunciation: 'hoʊpfəl
    an ambitious and aspiring young person
    [noun]
    Examples:
    two executive hopefuls joined the firm
    likely to turn out well in the future
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a hopeful new singer on Broadway
    having or manifesting hope
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets
    found a hopeful way of attacking the problem
  • Happy
    Pronunciation: 'hæpi
    marked by good fortune
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a happy outcome
    well expressed and to the point
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a happy turn of phrase
    eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
    [adjective]
    enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a happy smile
    spent many happy days on the beach
    a happy marriage
  • annoyed
    Pronunciation: ʌ'nɔɪd
    aroused to impatience or anger
    [adjective]
    troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
    [adjective]
  • jealous
    Pronunciation: 'dʒɛləs
    showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
    suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    a jealous lover
  • excited
    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]
  • ashamed
    Pronunciation: ə'ʃeɪmd
    feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
    [adjective]
    Examples:
    are you ashamed for having lied?
    felt ashamed of my torn coat
  • overwhelmed
    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]