Negative feelings Flashcards
antipathy
feeling of strong, often active, dislike or opposition towards somethings or someone
to have/feel an aversion to
feeling of intense dislike or an unwillingness to do something. It can refer to a person or thing
pet aversion
the thing I dislike most of all
averse to
opposed to, usually with not (not averse to)
loathing/loathsome/loathe
intense hatred
abhorrence/abhorrent/abhor
intense disgust
scorn/scornful/scorn
lack of respect for something
irritation/irritating/irritated/irritate
a feeling of being annoyed
distress/distressing/distressed/distress
a feeling of being extremely upset or worried
alarm/alarming/alarmed/alarm
a feeling of being very worried or frightened
offhand
showed a rude lack of interest in others
officious
eager to tell others what to do
ostentatious
displaying wealth or possession in a vulgar way
pompous
too formal and showing that you think that you are more important than other people
pretentious
tries to appear more serious or important than she is