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how to express your 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
"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!"

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."
Intrigued
= being so interested in something you have to find out more: "I'm intrigued to hear about your safari in Kenya."
J
jealous
= envious: "She was jealous of her sister's new toy."
Jaded
= tired and having no interest: "After 10 years at this company, I just feel jaded."
K
Keen
: "I'm keen to see your new house - I've heard lots about it."
"I'm keen on keeping fit."
L
Lazy
: "I can't be bothered to do anything today - I feel really lazy!"
Lucky
: "I'm going to play the lottery - I feel lucky today!"
let down
= disappointed: "When you didn't turn up to the meeting, I felt really let down."

Nonplussed
= so surprised that you don't know what to do next: "I was so nonplussed by his announcement that I couldn't say anything."
negative
= when you can only see the disadvantages: "I feel very negative about my job - the pay is awful."
O
overwhelmed
= so much emotion that you don't know what to say or do: "I was overwhelmed by the offer of promotion at work."
over the moon
= delighted: "She was over the moon with her new bicycle and rode it every day for a whole year."
P
positive
= opposite of negative - seeing the good side of something: "She's a very positive person and never lets anything get her down."

R
Relaxed
: "I was completely relaxed after I came back from holiday."
Reluctant
= when you don't want to do something: "I'm reluctant to buy a new car - the one we have is fine."
S
Seething
= extremely angry, but hiding it: "She was seething after her boss criticised her."
Sad
: "It makes me sad to see all those animals in cages at the zoo."
Scared
= frightened: "Are you scared of heights?"
Stressed
= being worried or anxious about something so you can't relax: "I feel really stressed at work - I need a break."
"He was stressed out by all the travelling in his job."
T
terrific
= fantastic: "I feel terrific today!"
Terrible
= ill or tired: "I've got a blinding headache and I feel terrible."
terrified
= very scared: "She's terrified of spiders and screams whenever she sees one."

U
Upset
= angry or unhappy: "I'm sorry you're upset - I didn't mean to be rude."
Unhappy
= sad: "I was unhappy to hear that I hadn't got the job."
V
Victimized
= to feel you are the victim of someone or something: "My boss kept criticizing me and not the others, so I felt quite victimized."
W
Wonderful
= great: "I felt wonderful after such a relaxing weekend."

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