Photo of a woman smiling.

Emotions

List of emotions.

Feelings and facial expressions from happy to sad and all things in between.

Photo of a woman looking at a man with disdain
Photo by Chris Gladis
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Disdain is a way of treating someone as if you dislike them and they are beneath you. The woman is looking at the man who is approaching her with disdain.

You feel disgust when you have a sudden, very strong dislike of something. Some smells, like rotten food, are disgusting. The person in the picture is disgusted.

You are embarrassed when you are made uncomfortable and self-conscious by something that happens. For example, you might get embarrassed when you make a mistake introducing yourself to someone you really like.

You enjoy something if it gives you pleasure and makes you happy. The man in the picture is enjoying the food he is eating.

Photo of an envious bridesmaid
Photo by Edith Soto
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Envy is being resentful of something that someone else has. Sometimes, people who are envious will wish the other person doesn't have the coveted item either.

Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.

Photo of an excited woman
Photo by Emily Walker
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You are excited when you are really really happy about something. People get excited when they win the lottery, or are about to go away on holidays. Children often get excited at parties. People who are excited sometimes jump up and down and wave their arms around.

You forget something if you don't do it, but not on purpose. You might forget to do your homework, or go out and forget your keys.

The man in the picture has forgotten to put his pants on before he goes to work.

You are frightened when you are afraid of something and you just want to run away or hide from it.

A frown is a facial expression that people have when they are sad, dissatisfied, angry, worried or concentrating.

Photo of someone having fun
Photo by Kevin Tostado
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You are having fun when you are doing something you enjoy and that makes you very happy.

The person in the photo is having fun jumping in a bouncy castle.