Emotion

Description

Joy

• the emotion of great happiness

Knowledge

• the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Freedom

• the condition of being free
• the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

Love

• any object of warm affection or devotion

Appreciation

• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
• an expression of gratitude

Passion

• strong feeling or emotion
• any object of warm affection or devotion
• an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
• something that is desired intensely

Enthusiasm

• a feeling of excitement; a lively interest

Eagerness

• a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

Happiness

• emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
• state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

Positive Expectation

• belief about (or mental picture of) the future
• the feeling that something is about to happen
• wishing with confidence of fulfillment

Belief

• any cognitive content held as true
• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Optimism

• a general disposition to expect the best in all things
• the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

Hopefulness

• the feeling you have when you have hope
• full of hope

Hope

• the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

Contentment

• happiness with one's situation in life

Boredom

• the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Pessimism

• a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

Frustration

• an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
• a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

Irritation

• the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
• (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
• unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
• the act of troubling or annoying someone
• an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body
• a sudden outburst of anger

Impatience

• a dislike of anything that causes delay
• a restless desire for change and excitement
• a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

Disappointment

• an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
• a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

Doubt

• uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something
• the state of being unsure of something

Worry

• a strong feeling of anxiety
• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

Blame

• a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

Discouragement

• the act of discouraging
• the expression of opposition and disapproval
• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

Anger

• a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• the state of being angry
• belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Revenge

• action taken in return for an injury or offense

Hatred

• the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

Rage

• violent state of the elements
• a state of extreme anger
• something that is desired intensely
• a feeling of intense anger
• an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Jealousy

• zealous vigilance
• a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

Insecurity

• the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
• the state of being subject to danger or injury

Guilt

• remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence
• the state of having committed an offense

Unworthiness

• the quality of being bad by virtue of lacking merit or value

Fear

• an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
• a profound emotion inspired by a deity
• an anxious feeling

Grief

• something that causes great unhappiness
• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

Despair

• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
• a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly

Depression

• pushing down
• sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
• a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

Powerlessness

• the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble