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Verbs of Evoking Emotions - Verbs for Feeling Negative Emotions

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to feeling negative emotions such as "abhor", "regret", and "envy".

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Categorized English Verbs of Evoking and Feeling Emotions
to dislike

to not like a person or thing

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to hate

to really not like something or someone

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to resent

to feel irritated, angry, or displeased about something

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to abhor

to hate a behavior or way of thought, believing that it is morally wrong

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to despise

to hate and have no respect for something or someone

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to detest

to absolutely hate someone or something

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to abominate

to hate something or someone intensely

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to execrate

to hold or display extreme hatred toward something or someone

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to deplore

to openly and strongly disapprove or condemn something

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to scorn

to have no respect for someone or something because one thinks they are stupid or undeserving

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to envy

to feel unhappy or irritated because someone else has something that one desires

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to begrudge

to feel jealous or irritated because someone possesses something one desires

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to regret

to feel sad, sorry, or disappointed about something that has happened or something that you have done, often wishing it had been different

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to rue

to feel regret or sorrow for something

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to miss

to feel sad because we no longer can see someone or do something

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to pine

to strongly desire something or someone, especially when they are absent

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to rage

to act violently because one is extremely angry

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to seethe

to feel extremely worried and angry internally while trying not to show it externally

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to fume

to be very angry, often showing signs of visible irritation

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