Learn to identify any emotion and its meaning. I would like to share with you the most common emotions. Start learning to identify each . You can use this list when you feel difficult to verbalizing how you feel.
Emotion List | Articles List | |
Abandoned | An emotional state in which people feel discarted, undesired, left behind. | Fear of Abandonment |
Afflicted | To be distress by a physical problem or mental function or even monotony. | |
Afraid | Filled with fear, apprehension or regret over an unwanted situation. | |
Aggravated | To feel annoyed or bothered. | |
Agressive | To feel or show aggression. To use forceful methods to succeed. | |
Apprehensive | Anxious or fearful about the future. Uneasy. | |
Astonished | To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. | |
Angry | Displeasure , hostility. An emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. [1] | Anger Articles |
Annoyed | To feel disturbed or troubled, evoking moderate anger. Annoy refers to mild disturbance that can be caused by an act that triggers one’s patience. | |
Anxious | An abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension often marked by physiological signs . Sweating, tension, and increased pulse. [6] | Articles on Anxiety |
Appreciation | Admiration, approval, gratitude. | |
Arrogance | The feeling that comes from believing that you are better, smarter, or more important than other people. | |
Betrayed | To feel harmed when you have trusted them. | |
Bored | Lack of interest. | |
Calm | When not feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions. | |
Cheerful | Good humor, happy. | |
Certain | Sure to come or happen; inevitable. Established beyond doubt or question; indisputable. Having confidence; assured [9] | |
Comfortable | Free from stress or anxiety; at ease. Ease and security feelings [11] | |
Confused | Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding. |
Confident | An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings. | |
Defensive | Protecting oneself from emotional pain. | |
Determined | arked by or showing determination; resolute. [10] | |
Depressed | Pessimistic sense of inadequacy , lack of activity. [3] | Depression Articles |
Displeased | Dissatisfied or dislike. | |
Distracted | Mentally confused. | |
Distressed | When a person gets very upset | |
Disturbed | To interrupt order, peace , quiet and also interfere with | |
Dissatisfied | Exhibiting lack of satisfaction. | |
Disgust | Feeling of aversion towards sight, smell, touch, sound, taste, by people, ideas or actions. | |
Disappointed | Disappointments may be caused by not meeting one’s expectations. Every single person has a specific set of standards. This serves as the personal quality control of the individual. | |
Enthusiasm | A strong excitement of feeling. Great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause. | |
Envy | Painful or resentful emotion. Awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage. | |
Fascinated | To hold an intense interest or attraction. | |
Fear | Aversion | Fear Articles |
Frustrated | A deep dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs. | Frustration Articles |
Guilt | Culpability especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy. [2] . | |
Grateful | The state of being grateful; thankfulness. | |
Grief | Intense sorrow especially caused by someone’s death. | |
Happiness | Happiness is defined as a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy [8] | Happiness Articles |
Hope | To cherish a desire with anticipation. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment. | |
Jealous | Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival. | Articles about Jealousy |
Joyful | ||
Love | A strong affection for another. | Love Articles |
Negative | Being pessimistic, expressing disagreement or refusal. |
Offended | To result in displeasure. | |
Optimistic | Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds. | |
Overwhelmed | Very intense and hard to deal with | |
Patient | Having or showing patience. | |
Pride | Exaggerated positive evaluation of oneself based on a devaluation of others. [4] | |
Regret | sorrow, repentance , disappointment. | |
Resentful | A feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury.[7] | Resentment Articles |
Relaxed | Not agitated or disturbed emotionally. Free from worry or anxiety.[13] | |
Sad | Unhappy. Feeling sorrow . | Articles about Sadness |
Self-pity | A self-indulgent dwelling on one’s own sorrows or misfortunes. [5] An estate of mind of an individual in perceived adverse situations who has not accepted the situation. And does not have the ability to cope with it . | |
Shame | A condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute. Shamery is also a central feature of punishment, shunning, or ostracism. In addition, shame is often seen in victims that had suffered child neglect or child abuse. And a host of other crimes against children. | Articles on Shame |
Stressed | You’ve heard people say that an idle mind is the devil’s playground. They forgot to mention that stress plays along too. Stress affects all people because stressors are everywhere. They can be face, the nosy fellow sitting right next to a person’s office desk, a two-figure bank account or the country’s declining economic standing. | |
Surprised | Astonished by something unexpected | |
Troubled | ||
Trust | Firm belief in reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something. | |
Upset | ||
Uncomfortable | ||
Unconcerned | ||
Unhappy | ||
Vitality | Physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed. The capacity to live, grow, or develop. | |
Victimized | ||
Vulnerable | Feeling exposed to being attacked or harmed. | |
Worried | Anxious over actual or potential difficulties. |
References: 1 . Answers.com. July, 2008, from https://www.answers.com/topic/anger. 2 . Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Guilt . July, 2008, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilt. “Self-pity”. from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-pity. “Resentments”. July, 2008, from https://mw4.m-w.com/dictionary/resentments 3 . The Free Dictionary by Farlex. Depression. July, 2008, from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/depression 4 . A View on Buddhism. “Other Delussions”. Retrieved July, 2008, from https://viewonbuddhism.org/delusions_pride_ignorance_doubt_loneliness.html 6 .dictionary.com. Anxiety. July, 2008, from https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anxiety 8. Happiness. August, 2009, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness. 9. Certain. 2011, from https://www.answers.com/topic/certain. 10. determined. 2011, from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/determined. 11. comfortable. 2011, from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/comfortable.. 12. Fascinated. 2011, from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/fascinated. 13. Relaxed. 2011, from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/relaxed.
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