The list of feelings and emotions
The list of feelings, divided into 5 groups.The list is presented in two variants - compact one and detailed one, with explanations for each feeling.
The list is based on materials from the web site atlasofemotions.org
The list of feelings in compact form
1. Anger
- Annoyance
- Frustration
- Exasperation
- Argumentativeness
- Bitterness
- Vengefulness
- Fury
2. Fear
- Trepidation
- Nervousness
- Anxiety
- Dread
- Desperation
- Panic
- Horror
- Terror
3. Disgust
- Dislike
- Aversion
- Distaste
- Repugnance
- Revulsion
- Abhorrence
- Loathing
4. Sadness
- Disappointment
- Discouragement
- Distraughtness
- Resignation
- Helplessness
- Hopelessness
- Misery
- Despair
- Grief
- Sorrow
- Anguish
5. Enjoyment
- Sensory Pleasure
- Rejoicing
- Compassion/Joy
- Amusement
- Schadenfreude
- Relief
- Peace
- Fiero
- Pride
- Naches
- Wonder
- Excitement
- Ecstasy
The list of feelings with explanations
1. Anger
- Annoyance
Very mild anger caused by a nuisance or inconvenience. - Frustration
A response to repeated failures to overcome an obstacle. - Exasperation
Anger caused by a repeated or strong nuisance. - Argumentativeness
A tendency to engage in disagreements. - Bitterness
Anger after unfair treatment. - Vengefulness
Desire to retaliate after one is hurt. - Fury
Uncontrolled and often violent anger.
2. Fear
- Trepidation
Anticipation of the possibility of danger - Nervousness
Uncertainty as to whether there is a danger. - Anxiety
Fear of an anticipated or actual threat and uncertainty about one's ability to cope with it. - Dread
Anticipation of severe danger. - Desperation
A response to the inability to reduce danger. - Panic
Sudden uncontrollable fear. - Horror
A mixture of fear, disgust, and shock. - Terror
Intense, overpowering fear.
3. Disgust
- Dislike
A preference against something. - Aversion
An impulse to avoid something disgusting. - Distaste
Reaction to a bad taste, smell, thing or idea. Can be literal or metaphorical. - Repugnance
Strong distaste for something, often a concept or idea. - Revulsion
A mixture of disgust and loathing. - Abhorrence
A mixture of intense disgust and hatred. - Loathing
Intense disgust focused on a person. Intense disgust focused on oneself is called self-loathing.
4. Sadness
- Disappointment
A feeling that expectations are not being met. - Discouragement
A response to repeated failures to accomplish something: the belief that it can't be done. - Distraughtness
Sadness that makes it hard to think clearly. - Resignation
The belief that nothing can be done. - Helplessness
The realization that one cannot make a situation better or easier. - Hopelessness
The belief that nothing good will happen. - Misery
Strong suffering or unhappiness. - Despair
The loss of hope that a bad situation will improve or change. - Grief
Sadness over a deep loss. - Sorrow
A feeling of distress and sadness, often caused by a loss. - Anguish
Intense sadness or suffering.
5. Enjoyment
- Sensory PLEASURE
Enjoyment derived through one of the five physical senses: sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. - Rejoicing
A warm, uplifting feeling that people experience when they see acts of human goodness, kindness and compassion. Also called elevation - Compassion/JOY
Enjoyment of helping to relieve another person's suffering. - Amusement
Light, playful feelings of enjoyment and good humor. - Schadenfreude
Enjoyment of the misfortunes of another person, usually a rival. - Relief
When something expected to be unpleasant, especially the threat of harm, is avoided or comes to an end. - Peace
An experience of ease and contentment. - Fiero
Enjoyment of meeting a difficult challenge (an Italian word). - Pride
Deep pleasure and satisfaction derived from one's own achievements or the achievements of an associate. - Naches
An experience of something that is very surprising, beautiful, amazing or hard to believe. - Wonder
An experience of something that is very surprising, beautiful, amazing or hard to believe. - Excitement
A powerful enthusiasm. - Ecstasy
Rapturous delight. A state of very great happiness, nearly overwhelming.