Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept EmotionalState

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catharsis, katharsis, abreaction
(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
terrorization, terrorisation, frightening
to inspire with fear
excitation, excitement
something that excites; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
thrill
something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel"
boiling point
being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"
cheerfulness, cheer
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
high-spiritedness, high spirits
exuberant liveliness
unfeelingness, callousness, hardness, insensibility
devoid of passion or feeling
enthusiasm
a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"
Anglomania
an excessive enthusiasm for all things English
conditioned emotional response, CER, conditioned emotion
an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning
antipathy
the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"
grief, sorrow
something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"
loss
the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
affect
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
infatuation
foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
emotion
any strong feeling
glow
a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"
soul, soulfulness
deep feeling or emotion
passion, passionateness
strong feeling or emotion
wildness, abandon
extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
sentiment
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
zeal
excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"
sentimentality
extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
mawkishness, bathos
insincere pathos
ambivalence, ambivalency
mixed feelings or emotions
conflict
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
languor, lassitude, listlessness
a feeling of lack of interest or energy
craving
an intense desire for some particular thing
temptation
the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"
wish, wishing, want
a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
velleity
a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
hankering, yen
a yearning for something or to do something
pining
a feeling of deep longing
wishfulness
an unrealistic yearning
wistfulness
a sadly pensive longing
nostalgia
longing for something past
lovesickness
a pining for a loved one
homesickness
a longing to return home
sex, sexual urge
all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence"
sexual desire, concupiscence, physical attraction
a desire for sexual intimacy
passion
a feeling of strong sexual desire
urge, itch
a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality
feeling morbid sexual desire
caprice, impulse, vagary, whim
a sudden desire; "he bought it on impulse"
pleasure, pleasance
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"
entrancement, ravishment
a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
delight, delectation
a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
amusement
a feeling of delight at being entertained
enjoyment
the pleasure felt when having a good time
pleasantness
the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
joie de vivre
a keen enjoyment of living
gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
afterglow
the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"
relief, alleviation, assuagement
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
comfort
a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
consolation, solace, solacement
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"
sexual pleasure
pleasure derived from sexual activities
masochism
sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
sadism
sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
sadomasochism
sexual pleasure obtained both by inflicting pain or receiving pain
pain, painfulness
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"
pang, twinge
sudden sharp painful emotion; "pangs of regret" or "twinges of conscience"
unpleasantness
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
throes
violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"
guilt pang
pangs of feeling guilty
mental anguish
sustained dull painful emotion
suffering, hurt
feelings of mental or physical pain
agony, torment, torture
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
discomfort, soreness, irritation, tenderness
an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body
distress, hurt, suffering
psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
anguish, torment, torture
extreme mental distress
self-torture, self-torment
self-imposed distress
leaning, propensity, tendency
an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
undertow
an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"
good will, goodwill
the friendly hope that something will succeed
approval
a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
favor, favour
a feeling of favorable regard
approbation
official approval
admiration, esteem
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
worship, adoration
a feeling of profound love and admiration
antipathy, aversion, distaste
a feeling of intense dislike
disapproval
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
contempt, disdain, scorn
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
disgust
strong feelings of dislike
abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium
hate coupled with disgust
repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror
intense aversion
nausea
disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
concern
a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
gratitude
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"
gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciativeness
warm friendly feelings of gratitude
ingratitude, ungratefulness
a lack of gratitude
conscience
a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"
shame
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
embarrassment
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
confusion, discombobulation
a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
shamefacedness, sheepishness
feeling embarrassed about yourself
chagrin, humiliation, mortification
strong feelings of embarrassment
abashment, bashfulness
feeling embarrassed due to modesty
discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment
anxious embarrassment
astonishment, amazement
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
wonder, wonderment, admiration
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
awe
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
surprise
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
suspense
excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"
stupefaction
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
daze, shock, stupor
a sudden state of violent emotional disturbance; "the shock of his mother's death"
expectation
the feeling that something is about to happen
anticipation, expectancy
pleasurable expectation
buck fever
nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
fever
intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"
hope
a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
levity
feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
gaiety, playfulness
a festive merry feeling
gravity, solemnity
a solemn and dignified feeling
withers
sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase "wring one's withers"); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare
agitation
the feeling of being agitated; not calm
impatience
a restless desire for change and excitement
unrest
a feeling of restless agitation
fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness
a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
stewing
an extreme state of worry and agitation; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night"
electricity
keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"
stir
emotional agitation and excitement
tumult, turmoil
violent agitation
sensation
a general feeling of excitement; "the announcement caused a sensation"
calmness
a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
coolness, imperturbability, imperturbableness, phlegm
calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran"
placidity, placidness
a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
the absence of mental stress or anxiety
tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude
a state of peace and quiet
dudgeon, high dudgeon
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase "in high dudgeon")
easiness, relaxation
a state of refreshing tranquility
languor, dreaminess
a relaxed comfortable feeling
anger, choler, ire
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
wrath
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
fury, rage, madness
a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
lividity
a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
umbrage, offense
a feeling of anger caused by an offence; "give or take umbrage or offense"
infuriation, enragement
a feeling of intense anger
huffiness
a passing state of anger and resentment
indignation, outrage
a feeling of righteous anger
dander, hackles
a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up"
annoyance, chafe, vexation
anger produced by some annoying irritation
bad temper, ill temper
a persisting angry mood
pique, temper, irritation
a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
harassment, torment
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
frustration
a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"
aggravation, exasperation
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
fear, fearfulness, fright
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
alarm, dismay, consternation
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
creeps
(informal) a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"
horror
intense and profound fear
hysteria
excessive or uncontrollable fear
panic, terror
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
stage fright
fear that affects a person about to face an audience
scare, panic attack
a sudden attack of fear
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
fearful expectation or anticipation: "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding
a feeling of evil to come: "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
trepidation
a feeling of alarm or dread
shadow
a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
presage
a foreboding about what is about to happen
suspense
apprehension about what is going to happen
distress, worry, trouble
a strong feeling of anxiety; "his distress as the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
hesitance, hesitancy
a feeling of diffidence about doing something
intimidation
the feeling of being intimidated
anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
concern, care, fear
an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
anxiousness, disquiet
a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
scruple, qualm, misgiving
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
insecurity
the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
sinking, sinking feeling
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
happiness
emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
titillation
an aroused excitement (as from teasing)
bonheur
(French) happiness and good humor
gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness
experiencing joy and pleasure
joy, joyousness, joyfulness
the emotion of great happiness
elation, high spirits
a feeling of joy and pride
exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation
a feeling of extreme joy
triumph
the exultation of victory
exhilaration, excitement
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
the release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks"
euphoria
a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
gaiety, merriment
a gay feeling
hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness
great merriment
rejoicing
a feeling of great happiness
jocundity, jocularity
a feeling facetious merriment
buoyancy, perkiness
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
cheerfulness, blitheness
a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness
the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
contentment
happiness with one's situation in life
pride
satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"
satisfaction
the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
smugness
an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfaction
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting"
dolefulness
sadness caused by grief or affliction
fulfillment, fulfilment
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
gloat, gloating, glee, schadenfreude
malicious satisfaction
sadness, unhappiness
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
gloom, gloominess, somberness
a feeling of melancholy apprehension
melancholy
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
pensiveness, brooding
persistent morbid meditation on a problem
heavyheartedness
a feeling of dispirited melancholy
misery
a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"
world-weariness, Weltschmerz
sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
woe, woefulness
intense mournfulness
forlornness, loneliness, desolation
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
weepiness, tearfulness
sadness expressed by weeping
sorrow
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
attrition, contrition, contriteness
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
sorrow, regret, ruefulness
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"
mournfulness, sorrowfulness, ruthfulness
a state of gloomy sorrow
plaintiveness
expressing sorrowfulness
dolor, dolour
painful grief; a poetic term
compunction, remorse, self-reproach
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip
remorse cause by feeling responsible for some offence
cheerlessness, uncheerfulness
a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
repentance, penitence, penance
remorse for your past conduct
depression
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
chill, pall
a sudden numbing dread
joylessness
a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
self-pity
a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
downheartedness, low-spiritedness, dispiritedness
a feeling of lowness of spirits
demoralization
depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
helplessness
a feeling of being unable to manage
despondency, despondence, heartsickness, disconsolateness
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
weight
an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
blue devils
a fit of despondency
oppression, oppressiveness
a feeling of being oppressed
boredom, ennui, tedium
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
disgruntlement
a feeling of sulky discontent
dysphoria
abnormal depression and discontent
dissatisfaction
the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatistfaction with the service he received"
blahs
(informal usage) a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction
displeasure
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
disappointment, letdown
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
frustration, defeat
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
hope
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
hopefulness
the feeling you have when you have hope
encouragement
the feeling of being encouraged
despair
the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
hopelessness
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
resignation, surrender
acceptance of despair
discouragement, disheartenment, dismay
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
intimidation
the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
ardor, ardour
intense feeling of love
amorousness, enamoredness
a feeling of sexual love
beneficence
doing good; feeling beneficent
lovingness, caring
a loving feeling
warmheartedness, warmth
a warmhearted feeling
loyalty
feelings of allegiance
murderousness
a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses
hostility, enmity, ill will
the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
despisal, despising
a feeling of scornful hatred
animosity, animus, bad blood
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
class feeling
feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another
antagonism
an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
aggression, aggressiveness
a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
warpath
hostile or belligerent mood: "the chief is on the warpath today"
resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
heartburning
intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"
grudge, score, grievance
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
sulkiness, huffishness
a feeling of sulky resentment
covetousness
an envious eagerness to possess something
envy, enviousness, the green-eyed monster
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another
jealousy, green-eyed monster
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
penis envy
(psychoanalysis) a female's envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity
malevolence, malignity
wishing evil to others
malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom
feeling a need to see other suffer
vindictiveness, vengefulness
a malevolent desire for revenge
sulk, sulkiness
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal: "stayed home in a sulk"
jollity, joviality
feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
good humor, good humour, good temper, amiability
a cheerful and agreeable mood
sympathy, fellow feeling
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
ill humor, ill humour
an angry and disagreeable mood
moodiness
a sullen gloomy feeling
moroseness, glumness, sullenness
a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
irascibility, short temper, spleen, quick temper
a feeling of resentful anger
irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler
an irritable petulant feeling
testiness, touchiness, tetchiness
feeling easily irritated
compassion, compassionateness
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
kindheartedness
sympathy arising from a kind heart
commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
mercifulness, mercy
the feeling that motivates compassion
tenderness, tenderheartedness
warm compassionate feelings
compatibility, rapport
a feeling of sympathetic understanding
forgiveness
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
empathy
understanding and entering into another's feelings
ardor, ardour, elan, zeal
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
identification, feeling of identity
the attribution to yourself of the characteristics of others; "his identification with his father shaped his entire life"
enthusiasm
a feeling of excitement
eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
exuberance
joyful enthusiasm
abience
(psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object
adience
(psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object
irrational impulse
a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble"
compulsion, irresistible impulse
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
embarrassment
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
happiness, felicity
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion: "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
gratification, satisfaction
state of being gratified; great satisfaction: "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
quality of life
your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort); "the new art museum is expected to improve the quality of life"
nirvana
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
blessedness, beatitude
a state of supreme happiness
bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air
a state of extreme happiness
ecstasy, repture
a state of elated bliss
unhappiness
state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
state
(informal) a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness
the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
embitterment
the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him"
poignance, poignancy
a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow: "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"
mourning, bereavement
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
excitement
the state of being excited; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"
emotional arousal
the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior
anger, angriness
the state of being angry
rage
a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"
eroticism, erotism
a state of anticipation of sexuality
sexual arousal
the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior
fetishism, fetichism
sexual arousal resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
horniness, hotness, hot pants
(informal) a state of sexual arousal
trauma
an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
anxiety, anxiousness
a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders
castration anxiety
(psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principal apply to women
overanxiety
excessive anxiety
nervousness, nerves, jitters, screaming meemies
an uneasy state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"
strain, mental strain, nervous strain
nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
tension, tenseness, stress
a state mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
breaking point
stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial
fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither
agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
agitation
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
disturbance, perturbation, upset
an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
tailspin
loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
melancholy
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
depression
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
blues, megrims
an informal term for a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
funk, blue funk
a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
dumps, mopes
(informal) "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"
slough of despond
(formal) extreme depression
low spirits
a state of mild depression
high spirits, high
a state of sustained elation; "his high spirits told us he must have won"; "I'm on a permanent high these days"
elation
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
high
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
panic, scare
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"
fit, tantrum, scene
a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
irritation, annoyance, vexation
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
botheration
the state of being bothered
huff, miff, seeing red
a state of irritation or annoyance
pinprick
a minor annoyance
restlessness, impatience
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
snit
a state of agitated irritation; "he was in a snit"
comfort, comfortableness
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
relief, ease
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
reprieve, respite
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
solace, solacement
comfort in disappointment or misery
coziness, cosiness, snugness
a state of warm snug comfort
confidence
a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"
hopefulness
full of hope
dejection
a state of melancholy depression
bubble over, overflow, spill over
overflow with a certain feeling, such as anger or joy
sulk, grizzle, brood, stew
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
gloat
gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
get off
enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"
kill
be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
sulk, pout, brood
be in a huff
rut
be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
let go
be relaxed; "Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!"
afraid(p)
filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
aghast(p), appalled, dismayed, shocked
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
afeard(p), afeared(p)
regional and archaic
alarmed
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
apprehensive
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"
browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog, intimidated
frightened into submission or compliance
fearful
experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"
frightened, scared
made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struck
stricken with horror
hunted
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted; "the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face"; "a glitter of apprehension in her hunted eyes"
petrified, numb
so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; "petrified with fear"; "she was petrified by the eerie sound"; "too numb with fear to move"
panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
shitless
(obscene) extremely frightened; "he was scared shitless"
terror-stricken, terror-struck
struck or filled with terror
unnerved
deprived of courage and strength; "the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer"
white-lipped
having white lips from fear or terror
agitated
troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"
distraught, overwrought
deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"
aroused, emotional, excited
of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"
demoniac, demoniacal
resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac energy"; "a demoniacal fit"
jolted, shaken
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken"
feverish, hectic
marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace"
hysterical
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"
frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
wild-eyed
appearing extremely agitated; "crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck"
nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying
extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"
angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened
marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"
angry
feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
aggravated, provoked
incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
huffy, mad, sore
(informal) roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
black
marked by anger or resentment or hostility; "black looks"; "black words"
choleric, irascible
characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
hot under the collar(p)
(informal) very angry
indignant, incensed, outraged, umbrageous
angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
irate, ireful
feeling or showing extreme anger; "irate protesters"; "ireful words"
livid
(informal) furiously angry; "willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"
smoldering, smouldering
showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel
acrimonious, bitter
marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
wrathful, wroth, wrothful
vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"
unangry(p)
not angry
resentful
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"
unresentful
not resentful; "completely unresentful and forgiving"
rancorous, rancourous
showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley
unbitter
having or showing no resentment or desire for revenge; "remarkably unbitter toward her captors"
ashamed(p)
used of persons; feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"
unashamed
used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
discredited, disgraced, dishonored, shamed
suffering shame
embarrassed, humiliated, mortified
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister
guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed
showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
shamefaced, sheepish
showing a sense of shame
shameless, unblushing
feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism"
unabashed, unembarrassed
not embarrassed; "a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone; "an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened"
reassured
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety; "reassured by her praise he pressed on"
confident
having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"
assured
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
self-assured, self-confident
showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident"
unconfident
lacking or marked by a lack of confidence
diffident, shy, timid, unsure
lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
beaming, glad
cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
cheerful
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome
carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
beamish, smiling(a), twinkly
smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"
buoyant, chirpy, perky
characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
cheery, gay, sunny
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"
aflame(p), crimson, red, reddened, red-faced, flushed
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"
caring
feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends"
pitying, sorry, sorry for(p)
feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey
collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
discomposed
having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"
abashed, chagrined, embarrassed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"
discombobulated, disconcerted
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
bothered, daunted, fazed
caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"
flustered, hot and bothered(p), perturbed, rattled
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
unstrung
emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"
concerned
feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child"
afraid
feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
afraid
filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
solicitous
full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"
unconcerned
lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
blithe
lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
blase
nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning"
casual, insouciant, nonchalant
marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
degage, detached, uninvolved
showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
indifferent
showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"
baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated
used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement
dejected
affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated
brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
amort
(archaic) utterly cast down
elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, low, low-spirited
low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
glum, gloomy, long-faced
reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"
lonely, lonesome
marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"
gladdened, exhilarated
made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive"
exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
sublime
(archaic) lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
high, in high spirits
excited as if by alcohol or drugs
uplifted
(archaic) exalted emotionally especially with pride
appreciative
having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"
eager
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"
anxious(p), dying(p)
(colloquial) eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
hot
having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel"
impatient(p), raring(p)
(usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go"
anxious, apprehensive
mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
uneasy
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"
strange
not at ease or comfortable; "felt strange among so many important people"
emotional
of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
bathetic, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy
effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
affectional, affective, emotive
characterized by emotion
charged, supercharged
fraught with great emotion; "an atmosphere charged with excitement"; "an emotionally charged speech"
cathartic, releasing
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
het up(p)
(informal) worked up emotionally by anger or excitement; "was terribly het up over the killing of the eagle"; "got really het up over the new taxes"; "he was suddenly het up about racing cars"
mind-blowing
intensely affecting the mind or emotions; "spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience"; "a mind-blowing horror story"
enthusiastic
having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
ardent, warm
characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"
glowing
highly enthusiastic; "glowing praise"
unenthusiastic
not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"
cold, cool
feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"; "a cool reply to the invitation"
halfhearted, lukewarm
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
euphoric, happy
exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
dysphoric, distressed, unhappy
generalized feeling of distress
fevered
highly excited; "a fevered imagination"
excited
in an aroused state
aflutter, nervous
excited in anticipation
agog
highly excited
crazy
(informal) possessed by inordinate excitement; "the crowd went crazy"; "was crazy to try his new bicycle"
thrilled
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
stimulated, stirred, stirred up, aroused
emotionally aroused
teased, titillated
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
thrillful
full of excitement; thrilled
electric, galvanic, galvanizing
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
grateful, thankful
feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
glad
feeling happy appreciation; "glad of the fire's warmth"
appreciative
feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"
happy
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
blissful
completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance"
bright
characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"
joyful, joyous
full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter"
laughing(a), riant
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children"
unhappy, sad
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
bad, sorry
keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase"
homesick, nostalgic
unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
lovesick
languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"
miserable, suffering, wretched
very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
regretful, sorry
having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"
unregretful, unregretting
feeling no regret; "was completely unregretful about what had happened"
desolate
crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail"
inconsolable, disconsolate, unconsolable
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"
boiling, sizzling
intensely stirred up especially by anger or resentment; "he is boiling with anger"; "still sizzling over the insult"
heated
marked by emotional heat; vehement; "a heated argument"
glad
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion"
gladsome
experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; "a gladsome smile"; "a gladsome occasion"
happy, pleased
experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news"
sad
experiencing or showing or causing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "a sad movie"; "sad news"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti
melancholy, melancholic
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
heavyhearted
depressed
pensive, wistful
showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
sorrowful
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
overjoyed
extremely joyful
bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)
sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
anguished, tormented, tortured
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick
full of sorrow
woebegone, woeful
affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
joyous
full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"
joyless
not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
ecstatic, enraptured, rapturous, rhapsodic
feeling great rapture or delight
elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant
full of high-spirited delight
gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
lamented
mourned or grieved for; "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"- A.E.Stevenson
doughty, fearless, hardy
resolute and without fear
moved(p)
emotionally moved; "too moved to speak"
enraptured, rapt
deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"
affected(p), stirred(p), touched(p)
emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"
contrite
feeling regret for a fault or offence
passionate
having or expressing strong emotions
ablaze, aflame, aroused, turned on(p)
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
ardent, burning(a), fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
wild
in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
lustful, lusty
vigorously passionate
penitent, repentant
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
contrite, remorseful, rueful, sorry
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
pleased
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
amused, diverted, entertained
pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
bucked up(p), encouraged
inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"
displeased
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
delighted
greatly pleased
gratified
having received what was desired
annoyed, irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, stung
aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
exasperated
greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance"
disgusted, fed up(p), sick(p), sick of(p), tired of(p)
having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke"
offended, pained
hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression"
proud
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure's your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
beaming
pleased and proud; "beaming parents"
pleased, proud of(p)
feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"
purse-proud
proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)
aroused, horny, randy, ruttish, turned on(p)
feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"
estrous
(of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat; "the estrous state"; "the estrous cycle"
dispirited, listless
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"
surprised
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"
jiggered
(British informal expletive) "Well I'm jiggered!"
amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seem the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
goggle-eyed, openmouthed, popeyed
(colloq) with eyes or mouth open in surprise
startled
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression"
tense
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
aroused, wound up
brought to a state of great tension; "all wound_up for a fight"
drawn, taut
subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
edgy, high-strung, in suspense(p), jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
being in a tense state; easily upset
unrelaxed
nor relaxed; "his life was drawing to a close in baffled zeal and unrelaxed strain"- U.B.Phillips
strained
under great stress; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
relaxed, at ease
without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"
pumped-up(a), pumped up(p), wired
(informal) tense with excitement as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"
care-laden, heavy-laden
burdened by cares; "all ye that labor and are heavy-laden"-Matt.11:28
anxious, nervous, uneasy, unquiet
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
careful
(archaic) full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
haunted
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression became progressively more haunted"
disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
clear
characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts; especially e.g. guilt; "a clear conscience"; "looked at her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
unconcerned
easy in mind; not worried; "the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination"
agonal
pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies)
lightly
with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"
happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantly, with happiness
in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily"
unhappily
in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married"
aback
by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"
reprovingly, reproachfully
in a reproving or reproachful manner; "she spoke to him reprovingly"
gaily
in a gay manner; "the scandals were gaily diverting"
tensely
in a tense manner; "he sat down tensely"
anxiously, uneasily, apprehensively
with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously"
fearfully
in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully"
eagerly, thirstily
with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited"
ruefully, contritely, remorsefully
in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
furiously
in an impassioned or very angry manner; "she screamed furiously at her tormentors"
furiously
in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; "the boys fought furiously"; "she went peddling furiously up the narrow street"
exultantly, exultingly
in an exultant manner; "it was exultingly easy"
angrily
with anger; "he angrily denied the accusation"
cheerlessly
in an unhappy manner; "he cheerlessly set out to do the task"
cheerfully
in a cheerful manner; "he cheerfully agreed to do it"
fiercely
in an emotionally fierce manner; "she was fiercely proud of her children"
ashamedly
with a feeling of shame
blissfully
in a blissful manner; "he was blissfully unaware of the danger"
buoyantly, chirpily
in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we stepped out into the clear air buoyantly"
dejectedly, in low spirits
in a dejected manner; "when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen"
delightedly
with delight; "delightedly, she accepted the invitation"
despairingly, despondently
with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"
enviously, covetously, jealously
with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously"
desolately, disconsolately
in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
disappointedly
in disappointment; in a disappointed manner; "she left the gambling table disappointedly"
discontentedly
with discontent; in a discontented manner; "he was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets"
disgustedly
with disgust; "disgustedly, she averted her eyes when they brought in the mutilated body of the horse"
disgustedly
in a disgusted manner; "`Get out of my office,' the professor said disgustedly to the lazy student"
dispiritedly, hopelessly
in a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances"
dolefully, sorrowfully
with sadness; in a sorrowful manner; "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army"
gladly, lief
in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"
gleefully, joyously, joyfully
in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully"
hatefully
in a hateful manner
indignantly
in an indignant manner; "Miss Burney protested indignantly, her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at this irreverent piece of mimicry"
irately
in an irate manner; "`Get out,' he shouted irately"
jealously
with jealousy; "he guarded his privacy jealously"
jovially
in a jovial manner; "he greeted his friend jovially"
sadly
with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly"
mournfully
in a mournful manner; "the young man stared into his glass mournfully"
nervously
in an anxiously nervous manner; "we watched the stock market nervously"
nervously
with nervous excitement; "our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch"
optimistically
with optimism; in an optimistic manner; "`We have a good chance of winning,' he exclaimed optimistically"
pessimistically
with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner; "he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically"
regretfully
with regret (used in polite formulas); "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"
resentfully
with resentment; in a resentful manner; "the best doctors would stay resentfully out of the national service, refusing to become the minions of a Minister"
sorrowfully
in a sorrowful manner
surprisedly
in the manner of one who is surprised
timorously, trepidly
in a timorous and trepid manner"
worriedly
in a worried manner; "`I wonder what to do,' she said worriedly"; "he paused worriedly before calling the bank"
wrathfully
in a wrathful manner; "he looked at her, not wrathfully now, but quizzically"
smolderingly, smoulderingly
with barely repressed anger; "`I can't wait,' she answered smolderingly"
desperately
in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother"
painfully, sorely
in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"
stoically (opposite)
without emotion; in a stoic manner; "he stoically accepted all sufferiang"
unblinkingly (opposite)
showing no emotion; "the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence"
painlessly (opposite)
without pain; "after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly"