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Word List: Emotions and feelings basics
- feeling, feelings [ˈfiːlɪŋ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a sensation, particularly through the skin, for example when someone touches you
- a sensation that you feel inside your body, often referred to the heart rather than to the brain; an emotional state or well-being
- Example:
- Many people still have feelings for their first love.
- feel, felt, felt [fiːl]
(irregular verb) - Definition:
- to become aware of through the skin, to use the sense of touch
- to experience an emotion or other mental state
- Example:
- I can feel the sadness in his poems.
- emotion, emotions [əˈmoʊʃn̩]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to a physical state and sensory data
- Example:
- Her face never shows any emotion.
- Synonym(s):feeling, affect
- mood, moods [muːd]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person's mental or emotional state, composure
- Example:
- I'm in a sad mood since I dumped my lover.
- Synonym(s):composure, humour, spirits, temperament
- temper, tempers ['tɛmpə(r)]
(noun) - Definition:
- a tendency to anger or lose patience easily, being in a rather bad mood
- Example:
- He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.
- like [laɪk]
(verb) - Definition:
- to enjoy, be pleased by something; to prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity; to find attractive, to have mild romantic feelings for somebody
- Example:
- I like skiing in winter.
- Antonym(s):dislike, hate
- likes and dislikes
(Chunk) - Example:
- What are your likes and dislikes?
- interested [ˈɪntɹɛstɪd]
(adjective) - Definition:
- having or showing great attention and concern for someone or something; showing intellectual curiosity
- Example:
- I'm very interested in going to see that play.
- sentimental
(adjective) - Definition:
- derived from emotion rather than reason; characterised by sentiment or excess emotion
- Example:
- She never thought he could be so sentimental.
- nervous [ˈnɜː.vəs]
(adjective) - Definition:
- easily agitated or alarmed by something; relating to or affecting the nerves; a feeling that many people have before an exam
- Example:
- Are you nervous to meet your father-in-law?
- Antonym(s):calm, relaxed
- confused [kənˈfjuːzd]
(adjective) - Definition:
- a feeling caused by something that makes no sense, something illogical
- Example:
- I was confused by all the people suddenly showing up at my place.
- Synonym(s):puzzled, perplexed
- bored ['bɔː(r)d]
(adjective) - Definition:
- uninterested, without attention; having nothing to do
- Example:
- When there's nothing to do and no one of my friends is around, I really get bored.
- shocked [ʃɒkt]
(adjective) - Definition:
- surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback by something that was not expected
- Example:
- She was shocked by the high amount she had to pay.
- surprised [səˈpɹaɪzd]
(adjective) - Definition:
- experiencing the pleasant feelings caused by something good that was unexpected
- Example:
- She was surprised by all the presents she got.
- Synonym(s):astonished
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/emotions-and-feelings/emotions-and-feelings-basics/
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