Verbs for Evoking Negative Emotions

to depress

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/dɪp.rɛs/ or /dip.res/

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to make someone feel extremely sad or discouraged, often as a result of challenging situations, such as loss

to desolate

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/dɛ.sə.leɪt/ or /de.sē.leit/

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to make someone feel extremely miserable and unhappy

to deject

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/dɪ.ʤɛkt/ or /di.jekt/

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to make someone feel disheartened or low in spirits

to get down

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/ɡɛt dˈaʊn/

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to cause someone's spirits to be lowered

to disappoint

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/dɪs.ə.pɔɪnt/ or /dis.ē.pawint/

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to fail to meet someone's expectations or hopes, causing them to feel let down or unhappy

to let down

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/lˈɛt dˈaʊn/

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to make someone disappointed by not meeting their expectations

to disgust

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/dɪs.gʌst/ or /dis.gast/

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to make someone feel upset, shocked, and sometimes offended about something

to revolt

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/ri.voʊlt/ or /ri.vooolt/

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to cause strong disgust or offense to someone's morals

to repel

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/rɪ.pɛl/ or /ri.pel/

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to cause someone to feel a strong dislike or aversion towards something

to squick

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/skwɪk/ or /skvik/

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to disgust someone

to sicken

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/sɪ.kən/ or /si.kēn/

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to cause strong offense to someone's morals

to nauseate

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/nɔ.zieɪt/ or /naw.zieit/

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to make someone feel very disgusted, often in a moral sense

to gross out

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/ɡɹˈoʊs ˈaʊt/

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to disgust someone, especially with something vulgar or offensive

to exhaust

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/ɪgz.ɔst/ or /igz.awst/

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to cause a person to become extremely tired

to tire

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/taɪɜr/ or /taiēr/

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to feel exhausted due to strain or stress

to overtire

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/ˌoʊvɚtˈaɪɚ/

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to exhaust someone excessively beyond normal limits

to fatigue

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/fə.tig/ or /fē.tig/

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to make someone extremely tired from too much exertion or stress

to wear out

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/wˈɛɹ ˈaʊt/

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to make someone tired because of strain or stress

to fag out

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/fˈæɡ ˈaʊt/

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to become extremely tired from overexertion, strain, or stress

to bore

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/bɔ:r/ or /bawr/

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to do something that causes a person become uninterested, tired, or impatient

to stultify

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/stəl.tə.faɪ/ or /stēl.tē.fai/

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to make someone lose interest or motivation, typically due to a boring or restrictive routine