Emotion Definitions
129 emotion definitions grouped by 7 core or primary emotions: bad, fearful, angry, disgusted, sad, happy & surprised
Bad
Less than ideal. A sense of feeling knocked off balance or off center. A state of feeling less than. An unwanted or undesired deficit.
Tired
A state of exhaustion, as by exertion. Experiencing a lack of energy or ability to focus. Depleted and in need of being replenished.
Unfocused
Lacking in the ability to concentrate on a particular point of interest at will. Often accompanied by a sense of inadequacy towards an intended outcome.
Sleepy
In need to take rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension of complete or partial consciousness.
Stressed
Physical, mental or emotional tension resulting from a hyper attachment to one or many things in a highly repetitive pattern of focus.
Out of Control
Lacking the ability to exercise restraint or direction over a desired point of interest, experience or outcome.
Overwhelmed
A sense that one is buried under thoughts, emotions or experiences that are not in line with a preferred state of being
Busy
Giving your attention to more things in a given time period than feels sustainable to you.
Rushed
Having one or many experiences at a pace that feels hurried or unsustainable during a given period of time
Pressured
Navigating an experience or process of decision making under constraints that you are not in agreement with.
Bored
Restlessness through lack of interest. Having trouble finding something to stimulate a sense of engagement over a period of time.
Apathetic
Showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important.
Indifferent
In a state that borders a sense of being neutral to negative about someone or something. Not bad but not good.
Fearful
The state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude because you are worried a particular thing may or may not happen.
Scared
Feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation.
Helpless
Unable to care for or protect yourself or anyone else, even though you have a desire to.
Frightened
An acute moment of intense fear or worry likely in response to an external experience or intense thought pattern.
Anxious
The state of navigating an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future.
Overwhelmed
Feeling a sudden state of strong emotion change regarding something that is too much to deal with in that moment
Worried
To think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened.
Insecure
Lacking confidence and doubting one's own abilities, typically relative to what other people are doing or experiencing.
Inadequate
Not confident enough to deal with a situation; too low in quality or too small in amount; a sense of not enough.
Inferior
Wrestling with not feeling good, or not as good as someone or something else.
Weak
A perception of shrinking back do to lack of emotional of physical strength, often in the context of others.
Worthless
Feeling little or no value on one's person, particularly when an exchange is present or a need arises within you.
Insignificant
Feeling small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important by the people, or systems that are important to you.
Rejected
Not receiving the love and attention you want and are anticipating due to the nature of the relationship.
Excluded
To prevent someone or something from entering a place or taking part in an activity.
Persecuted
Being treated unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time with little recourse or agency to change the dynamic.
Threatened
Feeling that something bad might happen, or that someone might do something bad.
Nervous
Navigating an anticipation of events in an uncomfortable emotional wave of fear, anxiety and worry.
Exposed
Pushed out into a space of focused attention with little protection or necessary support.
Angry
A strong or intense feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong.
Let down
Disappointed by someone failing to do what was agreed upon or at minimum expected to happen.
Betrayed
A failure to keep or honor a promise, principle, cherished memory, etc. Either to yourself or an experience from someone else.
Disrespected
To be regarded or treated without admiration but rather with contempt or rudeness.
Humiliated
A state of lowered pride, self-respect, or dignity due to an external experience or internal perception
Disrespected
To be regarded or treated without admiration but rather with contempt or rudeness.
Ridiculed
Spoken to in a way intended to cause a contemptuous response from others at your expense.
Bitter
A composition of antagonism, hostility, resentfulness, pain and or distress, that can be brought on by injustice or misaligned expectations
Indignant
A feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
Violated
The experience of being treated irreverently, disrespectfully with a profane intensity.
Mad
A deep sense of being enraged; greatly provoked or irritated by something that is incongruent with your belief system.
Furious
A fierce, unrestrained or violent sense of displeasure aroused by a conviction of being wronged.
Jealous
Feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages.
Aggressive
Characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing.
Provoked
Feeling stirred up, stimulated, often with an offense of some kind from another person, entity or system.
Hostile
Lacking in friendliness, warm, or generosity. Not feeling hospitable. Opposed in feeling, action or character towards something or someone.
Frustrated
Feeling discouragement, anger, and annoyance because of unresolved problems or unfulfilled goals, desires, or needs.
Infuriated
Characterized by or a sense of embodiment of a deep vibrating anger. Seething with a focused intensity. Seeing red.
Annoyed
Feeling or showing angry irritation; disdain for or bothered by an experience of some kind.
Distant
Having a great amount of heart separation between you and another. Feeling aloof, cold or reserved. Only exhibition cordial behaviors.
Withdrawn
Socially detached and unresponsive to external advances; removing the self from contact and connection
Numb
Unable to think, feel, or react in a typical way because of something that shocks or upsets you. A sense of indifference.
Critical
Inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often with haste that exceeds the circumstantial evidence.
Skeptical
Maintaining a doubting attitude toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others, institutions or experiences.
Dismissive
Serving to reject someone or something; having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something regarded as unworthy of meaningful attention.
Disgusted
Feeling of strong distaste or dislike toward something coupled with a desire to avoid or turn from it quickly due to your personal preferences.
Disapproving
Passing unfavorable judgement onto a person, experience, system or institution; to refuse to accept.
Judgemental
Forming quick or excessively critical opinions or conclusions from circumstances presented within the mind often from a posture of superiority
Embarrassed
Feeling confusion and shame, uncomfortably self-conscious, perhaps a bit exposed or caught in err
Disappointed
Unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen.
Appalled
Experiencing strong feelings of shock or disapproval. Overcome with horror, outrage or dismay.
Revolted
A viscerally unpleasant feeling of being shocked or disgusted, often towards a power structure or someone in authority.
Awful
Having an experience that is extremely bad, unpleasant or pushing you toward fear and dread.
Nauseated
Being filled with a sense of disgust that borders on generating a physically uncomfortable experience within your body.
Detestable
Something or someone that you have identified that you relate to with a deep writhing sense of hate
Repelled
Forcing someone or something to stop moving towards you or attaching you.
Horrified
An overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying or revolting. A shuddering fear.
Hesitant
To be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision or disinclination.
Sad
Distress caused by a sense of loss, disappointment, grief, affliction, turmoil, or simply a state of unhappiness.
Hurt
To feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress. A sense of woundedness or injury.
Embarrassed
Feeling confusion and shame, uncomfortably self-conscious, perhaps a bit exposed or caught in err.
Disappointed
Unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen.
Depressed
The state of feeling very unhappy and without hope for the future, sad and gloomy; dejected; downcast.
Inferior
Wrestling with not feeling good, or not as good as someone or something else.
Empty
A sensation of containing nothing. The state of being decreased or exhausted below a functional level.
Guilty
Characterized by having committed an offense, violation, or a wrong that may come under a particular penalty.
Remorseful
Feeling the full state of a deep and painful regret of wrongdoing while navigating a sense of uneasiness or anxiety of conscience.
Ashamed
Feeling the downtroddenness that arises from the consciousness of having done or felt something distressing, embarrassing or foolish
Despair
The feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation.
Powerless
Experiencing the inability to produce a desired effect or outcome oftentimes due to outside forces you can not control.
Grief
Keen mental suffering or distress over an affliction or loss; sharp sorrow sometimes mixed with painful regret.
Vulnerable
Feeling the inability to protect oneself or a lack of protection from those with power to do so, which leads to being easily wounded physically or emotionally.
Fragile
Vulnerably delicate to the point where you can feel easily broken, or damaged without proper care and support
Victimized
Experiencing betrayal and or a lack of protection from a source where you believed you would have it.
Lonely
Missing a sense of belonging and connection that typically arises through friendly companionship, peer support or intimate relationships
Abandoned
Feeling left in a particular place or condition or undesired emotional state by people or systems that were supposed to be there for you.
Isolated
Feeling separation and sometimes loss from being close to the things or people that you want to be more closely connected to.
Happy
Delighted, pleased or glad over a particular thing, experience or person; feeling favored by fortune.
Optimistic
Disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome possible.
Inspired
Awakened, animated or imbued with the spirit to do something, almost with a sense of supernatural or divine influence.
Hopeful
Expressing the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
Trusting
Always believing that other people are good or honest and will not harm or deceive you. A reliance on the integrity of others.
Intimate
Characterized by or involving warm friendship or a personally close or familiar association or feeling.
Aware
Having acute mental or emotional sensibility; aware of and responsive to the feelings of others.
Peaceful
Characterized by a state of mutual harmony between oneself and everything around you.
Thankful
Feeling or expressing gratitude and appreciation for an experience, reflection, person or anything that comes to mind.
Loving
Feeling or showing warm affection, tenderness and fondness toward yourself and others.
Powerful
Characterized by having great effectiveness, authority or influence to produce desired outcomes and experiences.
Creative
Feeling connected to your ability to generate ideas and concepts in a unique and unanticipated way.
Courageous
Embodying the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, or pain without fear.
Accepted
A deep sense of feeling approved without pretense or having to perform or be inauthentic to gain that approval.
Valued
In a position of being highly regarded or esteemed for your perspective, experiences, contributions or simply existing
Respected
Esteemed for a sense of the worth or excellence that you hold; Admired by many people for your qualities or achievements.
Proud
Feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself.
Confident
Sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness or successfulness.
Successful
Experiencing the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
Interested
Wanting to give your attention to something and discover more about it.
Inquisitive
Wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that can get under people's skins
Curious
Arousing or exciting speculation, interest or attention through being highly eager to learn or understand
Content
Pleased with your current situation and not hoping for or in need of a change of circumstances.
Joyful
Feeling the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure or elation.
Free
Enjoying your personal rights or liberty with no fear of judgment, oppression or unsolicited feedback.
Playful
Wanting to have a good time and not feel serious. In a pleasant mood open to humor, creativity and wit.
Cheeky
Just a little bit rude and not focused on being respectful, usually in a funny light hearted way.
Aroused
Feeling stirred to action or a strong response likely to something of personal interest.
Surprised
A sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness, typically from unanticipated external events
Startled
Feeling suddenly disturbed or agitated as by an unexpected experience
Shocked
Surprised or upset because something unexpected and usually unpleasant has happened. A sudden or violent disturbance of the mind, emotions or sensibilities.
Dismayed
Experiencing a break down of courage, as by sudden danger or trouble. Disheartened thoroughly.
Confused
Feeling or exhibiting an inability to understand the current state of events within your experience.
Disillusioned
Disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected.
Perplexed
Experiencing confusion because something is difficult to understand or solve.
Amazed
A sudden filling of wonder or great surprise. Extremely surprised.
Astonished
Filled with sudden and overpowering surprise.
Awe
An overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, respectful fear, produced by something grand, extremely powerful or brave.
Excited
Stirred with positive emotion, feeling very happy and enthusiastic.
Eager
Keenly expectant, especially about something of interest or highly enjoyable.
Energetic
Embodies an exhibiting and abundance of vigorous energy.
