feelings Flashcards
blissful happy
related to:
- love
radiant
radiant face/teeth (smile)
-looks
Ecstatic || thrilled
excitement
to be very excited about something
contented
satisfied with one’s life
jolly
to be friendly and make jokes
pleased | glad
to feel something enjoyable
delighted
feeling or showing great pleasure
be over the moon
with pride (inf)
be on top of the world
happiness + confidence (inf)
elated | elation
happy for a short time, after achieving sommething
+pride
contentment
quietly happy and satisfied
bliss
very deep happiness and extreame pleasure
euphoria
extreamly strong feeling of happiness and excitement that vanishes after a short time
depressed ||
low/down (inf)
unhappy, unmotivated, no physical energy, no hope for the future
lasts a long time
be down in the dumps
(inf) unhappy, uninterested, unmotivated for a short time
despondent | despondency
hopeless of success because of having experienced disappointment already
dejected || downcast
(expression)
lack energy, disappointed
wistful
sad, thinking about the past (expression)
desolate
sad because you are being lonely
grieve | grief || sorrow
because a loved one has died
be in mourning | mourn
showing sadness and respect for s1 who has died
clothes, behaviour
gloomy
because there is nothing tobe happy about
miserable
makes other people feel unhappy too
morose
(behaviour) sad, bad tempered, not speaking much
misery
someone who complains a lot (inf)
plaintive || mournful
(sound) sad or crying for help
dismal
(sound/ place) causing a mood of gloom or depression.
dreary
(place/time/activity) boring, miserable place
bleak || cheerless
(place/ situation) cold, unnatractive, nothing to cheer you up
mysery
unhappiness related to:
- working in very bad conditions
heartache
unhappiness, anxiety related to:
-personal or family problems
confused
when there are several possible options that make you feel worried and uncertain
bewildered
with a surprised/ confused expression
not knowing what is happening or why
be in a muddle
(inf) confused, doing smth complicated when busy
mixed up
confused for a long time because of personal problems
bemused
shocked + annoyed
confused
puzzled
confussed about something you have no experience about
baffled
confussed about something you’ve unsaccesfully tried very hard to understand
perplexed
(formal) confused + worried about an event
mystified
really confused at something imposible to understand
comfort || console
make someone feel better when they’re down
console is more specific for worse situations
reassure
to help someone feel less worried about something
soothe
to make someone feel more calm when they’re anxious
relief
feeling relaxed, being released from distress
solace
pleasant feeling that you get from someone kind/ from a peaceful place
comfy
(inf) (furniture of clothing) comfortable
cosy
(room / chair / situation) relaxing, warm, comfortable
snug
(room / space) that makes you feel cosy and sheltered
exhilarated
excited for a new, dangerous experience
thrilled
excited + pleased, related to:
- good news
frightened || scared || terrified
nervous and afraid of a situation, danger
petrified
so scared you’re unable to move
scared stiff || scared out of your wits || scared to death
(inf) extreamly frightened
panic || panic-stricken
so frightened you cannot think or act reasonably
go as whiter as a sheet
becoming pale as a result of a sudden fright
nearly jump out of your skin
to make a sudden movement when being scared or surprised
hair-rising
(an experience) scary and dangerous
spine-chilling
(que da escalofrios) a frightening:
- story / film
- statement / event
spooky || creppy
(place / story) scary because its dark, strange
chilling
(escalofriante) fact that shows extreme violence and cruelty
give someone a fright
to make someone suddenly frightened so that they make a sudden movement, *nearly jump out of their skin
startle
to frighten someone with a sudden movement / apparition / sound
give someone creeps
(person / place) make someone anxious, nervous
make someone’s hair stand on end
make someone extreamly frightened
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rattle
situation that worries you despite of trying to stay calm
daunt
situation that makes you lose courage or confidence
cross
(children) a little angry / annoyed
be in a temper
very angry for a short time
- people think there’s no reason to be
be worked up
(inf) angry or upset for no good reason
furious || irate
very angry because of external causes / other people
livid || enraged
so mad that you cannot think reasonably
seething
extreamly angry, without showing it
loose your temper
to get mad after trying not to
fly off the handle
to get unexpectedly mad at something others don’t consider important
blow your top || hit the roof || go crazy || go nuts || have a fit
suddenly become angry
go bersek
to get suddenly mad and violent
make your blood boil || make you sick
to make you very angry because you think its’s wrong and disapprove it, find it intolerable
(make you sick>)
rile
(to rile someone) doing something that you know it will upset them, related to:
- beliefs
- principles
galling
makes you mad because it is unfair or disappointing
infuriating
makes you mad + impatient
