Emotions In Literature

noun a state or fit of anger or indignation

• The diplomat left the meeting in a state of dudgeon after his proposal was rejected.
• She stormed out of the room in a fit of dudgeon when she heard the news.
• He was in a real dudgeon about not getting invited to the party.
• The dark clouds seemed to hang in the sky like a dudgeon over the town.

noun a person who is suffering from intense sorrow or distress

adjective feeling intense sorrow or distress

• She was left heartbroken when she found out he had been cheating on her.
• I can't believe she broke up with him, he's so heartbroken.
• He's totally crushed, completely heartbroken over the breakup.
• The news of the company's bankruptcy left the employees heartbroken.

verb to have a strong desire or longing for something

• She spent her days pining for her lost love, unable to move on.
• He's been pining for that new video game for weeks now.
• I saw her pining over that celebrity at the concert last night.
• The tree stood tall, its branches reaching out as if pining for the sky.

noun a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger

• The mourners began to wail as the casket was lowered into the ground.
• I could hear the baby wail from the next room.
• She wailed about not being able to go to the concert.
• The wind seemed to wail through the trees on that stormy night.

adjective extremely angry; wrathful

• The king was wroth when he heard of the betrayal by his trusted advisor.
• My mom was wroth when she found out I had been skipping school.
• I could tell he was wroth when he started yelling and slamming doors.
• Her heart was wroth with anger as she watched the injustice unfold.

adjective feeling fear or apprehension; afraid

adverb in a fearful or apprehensive manner

• She was afeard of the dark forest ahead.
• I'm afeard of spiders, they give me the creeps.
• Don't be afeard, I got your back.
• He was afeard of taking risks and missed out on many opportunities.

noun a sudden feeling of alarm or fear

verb to frighten or terrify

• The sudden loud noise affrighted the children in the classroom.
• The horror movie affrighted me so much that I couldn't sleep.
• That haunted house totally affrighted me, dude!
• The thought of failing the exam affrighted her more than anything else.

verb past tense of affright, meaning to frighten or scare

adjective feeling fear or alarm

• The villagers were affrighted by the sudden appearance of a ghostly figure in the graveyard.
• I was affrighted when I heard a loud noise coming from the dark alley.
• She was totally affrighted when she saw the spider crawling towards her.
• The thought of failing the exam affrighted him more than anything else.

noun a feeling of fear or anxiety

verb to cause fear or anxiety in someone

• The loud noise of the thunder affrights small children.
• Don't let scary movies affright you, they're not real.
• I was so affrighted when I saw that spider!
• The thought of failure affrights me more than anything else.