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WHEEL OF EMOTIONS
Vocabulary related to Plutchick wheel of emotion to learn English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Admiration | The feeling of admiring someone or something. |
| Trust | To believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable. |
| Acceptance | General agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in a group. |
| Submission | The act of giving something for a decision to be made by others, or a document formally given in this way. |
| Terror | Extreme fear. |
| Fear | An unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen. |
| Apprehension | worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen |
| Awe | Feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise. |
| Amazement | Extreme surprise. |
| Surprise | An unexpected event. |
| Distraction | The state of being very bored or annoyed. |
| Disapproval | The feeling of having a negative opinion of someone or something. |
| Grief | Very great sadness, especially at the death of someone. |
| Sadness | The feeling of being unhappy, especially because something bad has happened. |
| Pensiveness | A thoughtful or reflective state, specially if sad or melancholic. |
| Remorse | A feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done |
| Loathing | A strong feeling of hating someone or something. |
| Disgust | To make you feel extreme dislike or disapproval. |
| Boredom | The state of being bored. |
| Contempt | A strong feeling of lack of respect for someone or something. |
| Rage | Extreme or violent anger. |
| Anger | A strong feeling that makes you want to hurt someone or be unpleasant because of something unfair or unkind that has happened |
| Annoyance | The feeling or state of being annoyed |
| Aggressiveness | The quality of being likely to attack other people or animals, or to behave in a violent or angry way towards them. |
| Vigilance | More careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger. |
| Anticipation | A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future |
| Interest | A feeling of having your attention held by something, or of wanting to be involved with and learn more about something. |
| Optimism | The feeling that good things are more likely to happen than bad things. |
| Ecstasy | State of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure. |
| Joy | Great happiness. |
| Serenity | The quality of being peaceful and calm. |
| Love | The feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family. |