Feelings And Emotions

7 words in this vocabulary list

verb to cause someone to feel troubled, worried, or concerned

adjective feeling troubled, worried, or concerned

  • She was not at all bothered by the criticism of her work.
  • I really can't be bothered to deal with all this drama right now.
  • I'm too lazy to be bothered with that nonsense.
  • The noise bothered him like a buzzing fly in his ear.

verb to make someone extremely happy or proud

  • The news of the successful merger elated the shareholders.
  • I was absolutely elated when I found out I got the job!
  • I was so elated, I was on cloud nine!
  • The sight of the beautiful sunset elated her spirits.

noun a state of being empty or vacant

adjective describing a feeling or state of being empty

  • The feeling of emptiness in her heart was overwhelming.
  • He tried to fill the emptiness inside him with material possessions.
  • She was left with a sense of emptiness after her friend moved away.
  • The abandoned house was a symbol of the emptiness in the neighborhood.

adjective describing a feeling of great happiness or delight

  • The children's joyful laughter filled the room during the holiday party.
  • I felt so joyful when I found out I got the job!
  • I was absolutely joyful when my favorite band announced a surprise concert.
  • Her smile was like a beam of joyful sunshine on a cloudy day.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'triste' means sad or sorrowful

  • La noticia de su enfermedad me dejó muy triste.
  • No pude evitar sentirme triste al ver la película.
  • Estoy triste porque me dejó plantado en la cita.
  • Su actitud me produce una tristeza profunda.

noun a person's name 'Larry'

adjective describing the level of happiness

adverb modifying the adjective 'happy'

preposition connecting the phrase 'as happy as Larry'

  • After receiving the promotion, she was as happy as Larry.
  • When she found out she won the lottery, she was as happy as Larry.
  • When he got a new puppy, he was happy as Larry.
  • Despite the rainy weather, she was as happy as Larry on her wedding day.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

  • It is quite common to have feelings for someone you work closely with.
  • I think Tom might have feelings for someone in our group of friends.
  • I heard Sarah has the hots for someone in her class.
  • Sometimes our hearts have feelings for someone our minds tell us we shouldn't.