VOCABULARY: FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS

cheerful: behaving in a way that shows you are happy. 'I'm Robyn,' she said with a cheerful smile.
be in a good mood: to be happy at a particular time and therefore friendly to other people.
enthusiastic: feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something: All the staff are enthusiastic about the project.
glad: happy about something that has happened especially because a situation has improved. I´m so glad (that) I´ve got the job.
glad to be/hear/say/see: She was glad to hear that he had arrived home safely. / cheer up (verb): to start to feel happy again after being sad.

H A P P Y / E X C I T E D

relieved: feeling happy because you are no longer worried about something: She looked extremely relieved when she heard the news. His mother was relieved to see him happy again. / delighted: extremely happy because something very good has happened. We were absolutely delighted to hear that you’re going to England.
exhilarated: feeling extremely happy, excited, and full of energy: Dan felt strangely exhilarated by the day's events.
thrilled: very excited, happy, and pleased: We were so thrilled to hear about the baby.
thrilled to bits/pieces (=very thrilled)
elated: extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen.

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/ exciting: Melanie finds her work exciting and rewarding.
thrilling: interesting and exciting. Doing bungee-jumping was an absolutely thrilling experience.
exhilarating: making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy: an exhilarating walk.

EXCITING

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amazed/astonished: extremely surprised. She was astonished to see John kissing Sara.
astounded: very surprised at something because it is completely unexpected.
staggered: extremely surprised [= amazed]: I was absolutely staggered when I saw the phone bill.
speechless: so surprised that you
are unable to speak. When I told
him I was moving to Bs.As., she was totally speechless. / stunned: too surprised or shocked to speak. He looked completely stunned.

SURPRISED

taken aback: so surprised or shocked that for a moment you don’t know what to say. Bill was taken aback by her aggressive behaviour. / startled: surprised and a little frightened or worried. They were startled by a sudden flash in the sky.
shocked: feeling surprised and upset by something very unexpected and unpleasant. I was deeply shocked by Jo's death.
to my/her/their surprise: He asked her to go out with him and, to his surprise, she agreed immediately.
be surprised / amazed / astounded etc to learn / hear / see: He was surprised to hear about her wedding plans.
AMAZING
amazing
astounding: so surprising that it is difficult to believe.
astonishing
staggering / stunning
unbelievable
incredible
shocking: very surprising, upsetting, and difficult to believe.

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upset: unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened.
She was really upset about the way her father treated her.
unhappy
disappointed: unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen, or because someone or something was not as good as you expected. / hurt: He felt very hurt when he realized his best friend had lied to him.

SAD / UNHAPPY

homesick: to be unhappy because you are away from home. / downhearted: feeling sad and disappointed, especially because you have tried to achieve something but have failed: When no news about the job came, I began to feel downhearted.
distraught: so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly: Relatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents.
brokenhearted /heartbroken: extremely sad.

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anxious
tense: feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax.
have butterflies (in your stomach): feeling nervous about doing something important that you want to do well. I always get butterflies before an exam.
uneasy: nervous about something that might happen.
be a bundle of nerves: be very nervous.
stressed out: worried and tired all the time because you have a lot of problems and too much work to do. / NERVOUS

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ANGRY / annoyed: a little angry, but not very angry.
mad: (informal) angry. He’ll be mad when he sees what you’ve done to his car.
cross: She gets cross when he goes out drinking.
offended
furious
to get angry/mad: to become angry. They get angry when they lose a soccer match.
lose your temper: to suddenly become very angry, especially after you have been trying not to. She doesn’t have much patience – she often loses her temper.
to be fed up with something / be sick of something: He was getting sick of Peter’s stupid comments. /
GET ANGRY
to annoy: to make someone feel
annoyed. The only reason she
went out with him was to annoy
her parents. / to get on someone’s nerves: That noise was beginning to get on my nerves.
drive someone crazy/mad: Turn the music down –it’s driving me mad!
to irritate
to offend

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FRIGHTENED
frightened: Don’t be frightened. Nobody’s going to hurt you.
afraid: It is always followed by of, that or to. She was afraid of being punished. They were afraid that they wouldn’t pass the exam. / scared: afraid.
terrified: He’s absolutely terrified of snakes.
scared stiff: extremely frightened.
scared out of your wits
scared to death
petrified: extremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move or think.

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frightening
scary
terrifying
hair –raising: an experience that is hair-raising is frightening because it is very dangerous
chilling: something that is chilling makes you feel frightened, especially because it is cruel, violent, or dangerous.
spine-chilling: something such as a story, film, or statement that is spine-chilling is frightening because it clearly describes or shows frightening or evil events.
/ spooky: a place or story that is spooky is frightening, especially because it is dark, strange etc
creepy: a creepy feeling or place is one that is strange and makes you feel nervous and frightened, especially because you think that someone or something frightening might be there
to frighten someone: make someone feel frightened.
to scare someone
to terrify someone /
MAKING YOU FEEL FRIGHTENED
to panic: As the ship sank, the passengers panicked and jumped into the sea.
give me the creeps: to make you feel a little frightened or nervous
because sth/sb seems strange. I hate this house. It gives me the creeps.