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
puerile
silly and childish
sloppy
not taking care in the way you work; informal
fickle
changes her feelings suddenly without reason
nit-picking
too concerned about unimportant details; informal
abnoxious
unpleasant and rude
dejected
unhappy and disappointed
forlorn
sad, alone and not cared for
devastated
very shocked and upset
distraught
extremely worried and upset
miserable
very unhappy