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the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion - emotion
any strong feeling - thing
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion - glow
a feeling of considerable warmth - faintness
a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon - soul, soulfulness
deep feeling or emotion - passion, passionateness
a strong feeling or emotion - infatuation
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration - abandon, wildness
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity - fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fervidness
feelings of great warmth and intensity - storminess
violent passion in speech or action - zeal
excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end - sentiment
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion - sentimentality
extravagant or affected feeling or emotion - mawkishness, bathos
insincere pathos - razbliuto
the sentimental feeling you have about someone you once loved but no longer do - complex
(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior - Oedipus complex, Oedipal complex
a complex of males - Electra complex
a complex of females - inferiority complex
a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated - ambivalence, ambivalency
mixed feelings or emotions - conflict
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings - apathy
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm - unemotionality, emotionlessness, stolidity, phlegm, indifference, impassivity, impassiveness
apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions - languor, listlessness, lassitude
a feeling of lack of interest or energy - desire
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state - aspiration, ambition, dream
a cherished desire - American Dream
the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did - emulation
ambition to equal or excel - nationalism
the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination - bloodlust
a desire for bloodshed - temptation
the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid - craving
an intense desire for some particular thing - appetite, appetency, appetence
a feeling of craving something - stomach
an appetite for food - sweet tooth
a strong appetite for sweet food - addiction
an abnormally strong craving - wish, wishing, want
a specific feeling of desire - velleity
a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain - hungriness, longing, yearning
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need - hankering, yen
a yearning for something or to do something - pining
a feeling of deep longing - wishfulness
an unrealistic yearning - wistfulness
a sadly pensive longing - nostalgia
longing for something past - lovesickness
a pining for a loved one - homesickness
a longing to return home - sex, sexual urge
all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses - sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction
a desire for sexual intimacy - sexual love, love, erotic love
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction - aphrodisia
a desire for heterosexual intimacy - anaphrodisia
decline or absence of sexual desire - passion
a feeling of strong sexual desire - sensualism, sensuality, sensualness
desire for sensual pleasures - amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness
the arousal of feelings of sexual desire - fetish
a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body - libido
(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire - lust, lecherousness, lustfulness
a strong sexual desire - nymphomania
abnormally intense sexual desire in women - satyriasis
abnormally intense sexual desire in men - the hots
intense sexual desire - prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity
feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness - itch, urge
a strong restless desire - impulse, whim, caprice
a sudden desire - pleasure, pleasance
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience - delectation, delight
a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction - ravishment, entrancement
a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment - amusement
a feeling of delight at being entertained - Schadenfreude
delight in another person's misfortune - enjoyment
the pleasure felt when having a good time - joie de vivre
a keen enjoyment of living - zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment - pleasantness
the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli - afterglow
the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event - comfort
a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment - consolation, solace, solacement
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment - cold comfort
very limited consolation or empathy - silver lining, bright side
a consoling aspect of a difficult situation - alleviation, relief, assuagement
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced - sexual pleasure
pleasure derived from sexual activities - algolagnia, algophilia
sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain - sadism
sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others - sadomasochism
sadism and masochism combined in one person - masochism
sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological) - painfulness, pain
emotional distress - growing pains
emotional distress arising during adolescence - unpleasantness
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli - stab, twinge, pang
a sudden sharp feeling - guilt pang
pangs of feeling guilty - mental anguish
sustained dull painful emotion - hurt, suffering
feelings of mental or physical pain - torture, torment, agony
intense feelings of suffering - throes
violent pangs of suffering - irritation, discomfort, soreness
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress - chafing
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction - intertrigo
chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs) - distress, hurt, suffering
psychological suffering - torture, torment, anguish
extreme mental distress - self-torture, self-torment
self-imposed distress - tsoris
(Yiddish) trouble and suffering - wound
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) - liking
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment - fondness, fancy, partiality
a predisposition to like something - fascination, enchantment, captivation, enthrallment
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual - taste, preference, predilection, penchant
a strong liking - acquired taste
a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience - weakness
a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you - mysophilia
abnormal attraction to filth - inclination
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking - leaning, propensity, tendency
an inclination to do something - stomach
an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness - undertow
an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling - friendliness
a feeling of liking for another person - amicability, amicableness
a disinclination to quarrel - good will, goodwill
the friendly hope that something will succeed - brotherhood
the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers - approval
a feeling of liking something or someone good - favor, favour
a feeling of favorable regard - approbation
official approval - admiration, esteem
a feeling of delighted approval and liking - Anglophilia
admiration for Britain and British customs - hero worship
admiration for great men (or their memory) - philhellenism
admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs - philogyny
admiration for women - worship, adoration
a feeling of profound love and admiration - dislike
a feeling of aversion or antipathy - disinclination
that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike - Anglophobia
dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs - unfriendliness
dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness - alienation, disaffection, estrangement
the feeling of being alienated from other people - isolation
a feeling of being disliked and alone - aversion, antipathy, distaste
a feeling of intense dislike - disapproval
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing - despite, contempt, scorn, disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike - disgust
strong feelings of dislike - abomination, execration, abhorrence, detestation, loathing, odium
hate coupled with disgust - creepy-crawlies
feelings of dislike and anxiety - scunner
a strong dislike - repulsion, horror, repugnance, revulsion
intense aversion - nausea
disgust so strong it makes you feel sick - technophobia
dislike for new technology - gratitude
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation - gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciativeness
warm friendly feelings of gratitude - ingratitude, ungratefulness
a lack of gratitude - concern
a feeling of sympathy for someone or something - care
a cause for feeling concern - solicitude, solicitousness
a feeling of excessive concern - tenderness, softheartedness
a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) - unconcern
a feeling of lack of concern - indifference
unbiased impartial unconcern - aloofness, distance
indifference by personal withdrawal - withdrawal, detachment
avoiding emotional involvement - heartlessness, coldheartedness, hardheartedness
an absence of concern for the welfare of others - cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
feelings of extreme heartlessness - shame
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt - conscience
a feeling of shame when you do something immoral - self-disgust, self-hatred
shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions - embarrassment
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public - uneasiness, self-consciousness, uncomfortableness
embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you - shamefacedness, sheepishness
feeling embarrassed about yourself - humiliation, mortification, chagrin
strong feelings of embarrassment - confusion, discombobulation
a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused - abashment, bashfulness
feeling embarrassed due to modesty - discomposure, discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment
anxious embarrassment - pride, pridefulness
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth - self-esteem, self-pride
a feeling of pride in yourself - egotism, self-importance, ego
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others - vanity, self-love, conceit, amour propre
feelings of excessive pride - humility, humbleness
a humble feeling - submission, meekness
the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness - self-depreciation
a feeling of being of little worth - astonishment, amazement
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising - devastation
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed - admiration, wonder, wonderment
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising - awe
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration - surprise
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you - stupefaction
a feeling of stupefied astonishment - shock, stupor, daze
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally - expectation
the feeling that something is about to happen - anticipation, expectancy
an expectation - suspense
excited anticipation of an approaching climax - fever
intense nervous anticipation - buck fever
nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter - gold fever
greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush - hope
a specific instance of feeling hopeful - levity
feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness - playfulness, gaiety
a festive merry feeling - gravity, solemnity
a solemn and dignified feeling - seriousness, earnestness, sincerity
an earnest and sincere feeling - sensitivity, sensitiveness
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) - oversensitiveness
sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset - sensibility
refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions - feelings
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) - perceptiveness, insight, perceptivity
a feeling of understanding - sensuousness
a sensuous feeling - agitation
the feeling of being agitated - unrest
a feeling of restless agitation - restlessness, fidget, fidgetiness
a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion - impatience
a restless desire for change and excitement - stewing
an extreme state of worry and agitation