Words For Intense Emotions

adjective on fire; in flames

adverb on fire; burning

• The building was set afire by an arsonist.
• The campfire was afire all night long.
• The party was afire with excitement.
• Her passion for the project was afire, driving her to work tirelessly.

verb to suffer great physical or mental pain

adjective showing great physical or mental pain

• The patient's agonized cries could be heard throughout the hospital.
• She looked at him with an agonized expression, knowing he was upset.
• I could see the agonized look on his face when he realized he had lost his wallet.
• The artist's brush strokes were agonized, reflecting the pain and suffering in the subject's eyes.

adverb used to emphasize the degree or extent of something, typically to convey a sense of fear or alarm

• The situation was frightfully serious and required immediate attention.
• I'm frightfully tired after staying up all night studying.
• That horror movie was frightfully good, I couldn't stop screaming!
• The news of his resignation came as a frightfully cold shower to the team.

adverb in a manner showing strong, intense, or violent emotion

• The CEO furiously reprimanded the employees for their lack of productivity.
• She furiously slammed the door as she left the room.
• He was furiously texting his friends about the upcoming party.
• The storm clouds gathered furiously, ready to unleash their fury.

noun a tear or split

verb to tear or split apart violently

• The earthquake was so powerful that it was able to rend the ground apart.
• I accidentally rend my shirt while trying to climb over the fence.
• I can't believe he rend his girlfriend's heart like that.
• The emotional pain was so intense that it felt like it could rend my soul in two.

noun the action of crying noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps

verb present participle of the verb 'sob', which means to cry noisily

• The witness was sobbing uncontrollably on the stand during the trial.
• I walked in on my little sister sobbing after she lost her favorite toy.
• She was sobbing her heart out after watching that sad movie.
• The violin's mournful melody seemed to be sobbing through the concert hall.

verb to cause someone to suffer greatly or to be in mental or physical pain

adjective showing extreme distress or mental anguish

• The tormented artist struggled to find peace within his work.
• She looked tormented after the breakup.
• He was totally tormented by that math test.
• The tormented soul sought solace in the music of the night.

adjective describing something that is too painful or difficult to endure

• The heat in the room was unbearable, causing many people to feel uncomfortable.
• I can't stand this unbearable noise coming from the construction site next door.
• This homework assignment is totally unbearable, I can't even deal with it.
• The weight of her grief was unbearable, like a heavy burden on her shoulders.

adjective having bristles or bristling with excitement or anger

• The bushes were abristle with activity as the birds chirped and fluttered about.
• Her hair was abristle with static electricity after taking off her hat.
• The crowd was abristle with excitement as the band took the stage.
• His mind was abristle with new ideas and possibilities after attending the conference.