Adjectives of Negative Emotions

afraid

Adjective

/əf.reɪd/ or /ēf.reid/

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ə

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getting a bad and anxious feeling from a person or thing because we think something bad or dangerous will happen

sad

Adjective

/sæd/ or /sād/

s

s

a

æ

d

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emotionally feeling bad

worried

Adjective

/wɜ.rid/ or /vē.rid/

w

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ɜ

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feeling unhappy and afraid because of something that has happened or might happen

nervous

Adjective

/nɜr.vəs/ or /nēr.vēs/

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n

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ɜ

r

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ə

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worried and anxious about something or slightly afraid of it

mad

Adjective

/mæd/ or /mād/

m

m

a

æ

d

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feeling very angry or displeased

upset

Adjective

/əp.sɛt/ or /ēp.set/

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ə

p

p

s

s

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ɛ

t

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feeling disturbed or distressed due to a negative event

lonely

Adjective

/loʊn.li/ or /looon.li/

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l

o

oʊ

n

n

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l

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feeling unhappy due to being alone or lacking companionship

unhappy

Adjective

/ʌn.hæ.pi/ or /an.hā.pi/

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ʌ

n

n

h

h

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æ

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p

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experiencing a lack of joy or positive emotions

jealous

Adjective

/ʤɛ.ləs/ or /je.lēs/

j

ʤ

ea

ɛ

l

l

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ə

s

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feeling angry and unhappy because someone else has what we want

furious

Adjective

/fjʊ.riəs/ or /fyoo.riēs/

f

f

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jʊ

r

r

iou

iə

s

s

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(of a person) feeling great anger

anxious

Adjective

/æn.kʃəs/ or /ān.kshēs/

a

æ

n

n

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kʃ

iou

ə

s

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(of a person) feeling worried because of thinking something unpleasant might happen

miserable

Adjective

/mɪz.rəəbl/ or /miz.rēēbl/

m

m

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ɪ

s

z

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r

r

a

ə

ə

b

b

l

l

e

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feeling very unhappy or uncomfortable

ashamed

Adjective

/ə.ʃeɪmd/ or /ē.sheimd/

a

ə

sh

ʃ

a

eɪ

m

m

e

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feeling embarrassed or sorry about one's actions, characteristics, or circumstances

insecure

Adjective

/ɪn.sɪ.kjʊr/ or /in.si.kyoor/

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ɪ

n

n

s

s

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ə

c

k

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(of a person) not confident about oneself or one's skills and abilities

cross

Adjective

/krɑ:s/ or /kraas/

c

k

r

r

o

ɑ:

ss

s

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feeling annoyed or angry

steamed

Adjective

/stimd/ or /stimd/

s

s

t

t

ea

i

m

m

e

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d

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feeling extremely angry or irritated

pissed

Adjective

/pɪst/ or /pist/

p

p

i

ɪ

ss

s

e

d

t

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very angry or fed up with something

crestfallen

Adjective

/krɛst.fɑ.lən/ or /krest.faa.lēn/

c

k

r

r

e

ɛ

s

s

t

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ɔ

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ə

n

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feeling disappointed and sad, especially due to experiencing an unexpected failure

heartbroken

Adjective

/hɑ:rt.broʊ.kən/ or /haart.brooo.kēn/

h

h

ea

ɑ

r

r

t

t

b

b

r

r

o

oʊ

k

k

e

ə

n

n

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experiencing intense sadness or disappointment due to a broken romantic relationship or other loss

forlorn

Adjective

/fɜr.lɔrn/ or /fēr.lawrn/

f

f

o

ɜ

r

r

l

l

o

ɔ

r

r

n

n

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feeling abandoned or hopeless