Emotion Vocabulary

Aggravation: the act of making something such as a problem or injury worse

Sentence: This car has caused me nothing but aggravation.

Boredom: the state of feeling bored.

Sentence: With nothing to do in the summer, the kids were suffering from boredom

Contentment: a state of happiness and satisfaction.

Sentence: I was suddenly overwhelmed by a feeling of utter contentment

Curiosity: a strong desire to know or learn something

Sentence: “I gave in to curiosity and started reading the diary

Defiance: behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.

Sentence: They went out at lunchtime in defiance of school rules

Depression: a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest

Sentence: He had been battling depression for some time

Enthusiasm: intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

Sentence: Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Generosity: the quality of being kind and generous.

Sentence: “I was overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and neighbours

Hostility: unfriendliness or opposition

Sentence: The hostility of the crowd towards the prisoner was very great

Pessimism: a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

Sentence: At the same time, public pessimism about the future of health systems is growing.

Wrath: extreme anger.

Sentence: He incurred Helen’s wrath by arriving late