Words To Express Emotions

noun a person who keeps a diary or journal

• The diarist meticulously recorded every detail of her daily life in her journal.
• My friend is a dedicated diarist and writes in her diary every night before bed.
• I'm not much of a diarist, but I do jot down important events in my phone notes.
• As a diarist of emotions, she poured her heart out onto the pages of her journal.

verb to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant or difficult situation

• The prisoner continued to languish in his cell, awaiting trial.
• She's been languishing at home all day, bored out of her mind.
• I can't believe he's still languishing on the couch instead of getting up and doing something productive.
• Without proper care, the plant will languish and eventually die.

noun a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.

• The artist's use of color and shading added a subtle nuance to the painting.
• There's a nuance to her cooking that makes it stand out from the rest.
• The nuance of his dance moves was on point.
• The nuance of her words revealed a deeper meaning behind her message.

adverb An adverb modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. 'Sadly' is an adverb that expresses sorrow or regret.

interjection An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. 'Sadly' can be used as an interjection to express sadness or disappointment.

• Sadly, the company had to lay off several employees due to budget cuts.
• I can't make it to the party tonight, sadly.
• I got stood up on my date, sadly.
• His dreams of becoming a professional athlete were sadly shattered after his injury.

adjective unable to speak, especially as the result of strong emotion

adverb in a speechless manner

• She was left speechless by the eloquence of the speaker's address.
• I was totally speechless when I saw the surprise party they threw for me.
• When I heard the news, I was like, totally speechless!
• The beauty of the sunset left me completely speechless.

verb Past tense form of the verb 'surprise', which means to cause someone to feel astonishment or shock.

adjective Describing a feeling of astonishment or disbelief.

• I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome of the experiment.
• I was so surprised when I saw her at the party last night!
• I was totally caught off guard, I was surprised as heck!
• The news hit me like a ton of bricks, I was completely surprised.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. 'Unuttered' is not a verb in itself, but it can be derived from the verb 'utter' by adding the prefix 'un-' to indicate negation.

adjective An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'unuttered' describes something that has not been spoken or expressed.

• Her unuttered thoughts were evident in the way she furrowed her brow.
• He could tell from her unuttered sigh that she was not happy with the situation.
• The unuttered eye roll she gave him spoke volumes.
• The unuttered emotions swirling within her heart threatened to overflow.

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

verb a word that expresses an action or 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

interjection a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise

• The complex mathematical equation colour me confused, I will need more time to understand it.
• All these different routes on the map colour me confused, I have no idea which way to go.
• Her sudden change in behavior colour me intrigued, I wonder what's going on in her mind.
• The unexpected turn of events colour me surprised, I never saw that coming.