English words for emotions
The A-Z of English words that describe emotions.
A
angry: "She was angry with her boss for criticising her work."
annoyed: "I'm very annoyed with him. He hasn't returned any of my calls."
"She was annoyed by his comments."
appalled = very shocked: "They were appalled to hear that they would lose their jobs."
apprehensive = slightly worried: "I felt a little apprehensive before my interview."
ashamed: "How could you say such a thing? You should be ashamed of yourself!"
at the end of your tether = completely fed up: "The children have been misbehaving all day – I'm at the end of my tether."
B
bewildered = very confused: "He was bewildered by the choice of computers in the shop."
betrayed = when someone breaks the trust you have in them: "He betrayed my trust when he repeated my secret to everyone."
C
confused: "I'm sorry I forgot your birthday – I was confused about the dates."
confident = sure of your abilities: "I'm confident that we can find a solution to this problem."
cheated = when you don't get something that you think you deserve: "Of course I feel cheated – I should have won that competition."
cross = quite angry: "I was cross with him for not helping me, as he said he would."
D
depressed = very sad: "After he failed his English exam, he was depressed for a week."
delighted = very happy: "I'm delighted that I got the job. It's just what I always wanted."
down in the dumps = sad and fed up: "What's the matter with him? He's so down in the dumps these days."
disappointed: "She was disappointed by her son's poor results at school."
E
ecstatic = extremely happy: "When he asked her to marry him she was ecstatic."
excited: "I'm excited by the new opportunities that the internet brings."
emotional = you have strong feelings (happy or sad) and you cry: "When he heard the news, he became quite emotional."
envious = when you want something that someone else has: "I'm very envious of her happiness – I wish I was happy too."
embarrassed = slightly ashamed: "I felt so embarrassed that I went bright red."
F
furious =very angry: "I was furious with him for breaking my favourite vase."
frightened: "As a child she was frightened of the dark."
G
great = very good: "I feel great today!"
H
happy: "She was happy to hear the good news."
horrified = very shocked: "I'm horrified by the amount of violence on television today."
I
irritated = annoyed: "I get so irritated when he changes TV channels without asking me first."
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