Feelings:

Vocabulary

NOUNS
ANGER
A S T RO N G FE E LIN G O F D I S P LE A S UR E AN D U S UA LL Y O F A N TA GO N IS M

SYNONYMS
ANGER, IRE, RAGE, FURY, INDIGNATION, WRATH mean an intense emotional state induced by displeasure. ANGER, the most general term, names the reaction but in itself conveys nothing about intensity or justification or manifestation of the emotional state. IRE more frequent in literary contexts, may suggest greater intensity than anger, often with an evident display of feeling. RAGE suggests loss of self-control from violence of emotion. FURY is overmastering destructive rage that can verge on. INDIGNATION stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful. WRATH is likely to suggest a desire or intent to revenge or punish.

ANTONYMS
APPEASE, CALM, COMPOSE, FORBEARANCE, PATIENCE, SOOTHE.

COLLOCATIONS ADJ. bitter, black, cold, deep, fierce, great, savage, terrible | genuine, real | growing, mounting, rising mounting anger among teachers and parents | sudden | righteous Catherine appeared in the doorway, shaking with righteous anger. | controlled, pent-up, suppressed | popular, public | widespread QUANT. burst, fit, outburst He slammed the door in a fit of anger. VERB + ANGER be filled with, feel, shake with, tremble with His eyes were filled with anger. She was trembling with anger. | express, give vent to, show, vent, voice Children give vent to their anger in various ways. | control, hide, suppress It is not healthy to suppress your anger. | arouse, cause, fill sb with, fuel, provoke, stir up His words fuelled her anger. | change to, give way to, turn to His joy soon turned to anger when he heard the full story. ANGER + VERB boil over/up, bubble up, build up, flare (up), grow, mount, rise, well up Henry stood up, his anger rising. | abate, drain, evaporate, fade, subside The anger drained from his face. Her anger subsided as quickly as it had flared up.

PREP. in ~ He raised his voice in anger. | with ~ His face was flushed with anger. | ~ against her feelings of anger against the murderer | ~ at I felt a sudden anger at his suggestion. | ~ over There is much anger over plans to close the hospital. | ~ towards her anger towards her parents PHRASES a feeling of anger, in a moment of anger He had walked out in a moment of anger. RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS be in a temper to be very angry for a short time, especially when other people think you have no real reason to be [v phrase] lose your temper to suddenly become angry, especially after you have been trying not to [v phrase] make a scene to start a loud angry argument with someone, especially in a public place and in a way that is embarrassing [v phrase] have/throw a tantrum if someone, especially a child, has or throws a tantrum they shout angrily and cry, especially because they cannot have what they want [v phrase] outburst a sudden expression of very strong angry feelings, especially because you cannot control your anger any longer shake your fist to hold up your hand with the fingers tightly closed and shake it in order to show that you are angry [v phrase] stamp your foot to bring your foot down hard on the ground because you are angry about something [v phrase] provoke to deliberately try to make someone angry mollify to make someone feel less angry and upset

ANNOYANCE
T H E P SY CH O LO GICA L S T AT E O F BE IN G IR R ITA T E D; A S O U R CE O F U N HA PP IN E SS

SYNONYMS 1. SOMETHING THAT ANNOYS:

AGGRAVATION, BESETMENT, BOTHER, IRRITANT, IRRITATION, NUISANCE, PEEVE, PLAGUE, TORMENT, VEXATION.

2. THE ACT OF ANNOYING:

BOTHERATION, BOTHERING, EXASPERATION, HARASSMENT, IRRITATION, PESTERING, PROVOCATION, VEXATION.

3. THE FEELING OF BEING ANNOYED:

AGGRAVATION, BOTHER, BOTHERATION, EXASPERATION, IRRITATION, VEXATION.

COLLOCATIONS
1 feeling

of being annoyed

ADJ. deep, great, intense A look of deep annoyance crossed his face. | obvious She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance. QUANT. flicker A flicker of annoyance crossed his face. | surge He felt a violent surge of annoyance. VERB + ANNOYANCE cause He had been causing annoyance to the other guests. | feel I felt some annoyance when he told me his plans. | express, show She tried not to show her annoyance. | conceal, hide PREP. in ~ He shook his head in annoyance. | with ~ Her cheeks flushed with annoyance. | ~ at/over, ~ with her annoyance with him over his failure to cooperate PHRASES a look of annoyance There was a look of annoyance on his face. | a source of annoyance A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neighbors. | (much) to sb's annoyance I dropped out of university, much to the annoyance of my parents.
2 thing

that annoys

ADJ. minor, petty A leaking roof is just one of life's petty annoyances! RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS much to my annoyance you say much to my annoyance when you are talking about something that has annoyed you very much [adv phrase] get on sb's nerves if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by continually saying or doing something that you do not like [v phrase] be a nuisance someone or something that is a nuisance is annoying because they make problems for you, prevent you doing what you want to do etc [v phrase]

ANXIETY
A N A BN OR MA L A N D O V ER W H E LM IN G S EN S E O F A P P R E HE N S ION A N D FE AR O FT E N M A RK E D BY P H YS IO LO GI CA L S IGN S ; FE A R FU L CO NCE R N O R I NT E RE S T

SYNONYMS
ANGST, ANXIOUSNESS, CARE, CONCERN, DISQUIET, DISQUIETUDE, NERVOUSNESS, SOLICITUDE, UNEASE, UNEASINESS, WORRY. DISTRESS,

ANTONYMS
EASINESS. COLLOCATIONS ADJ. acute, considerable, deep, great | chronic, constant, nagging | growing, increasing, mounting | natural, understandable | needless, unnecessary | public QUANT. level the high level of anxiety created by entering a new environment VERB + ANXIETY arouse, bring, cause, create, provoke | lead to | experience, feel, suffer from She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved. | express, share The mothers were able to share their anxieties with each other. | cope with, deal with skills to cope with anxiety | allay, alleviate, dispel, reduce, relieveThe aim is to reduce anxiety and help the patients relax. | aggravate, increase ANXIETY + VERB grow The more reports I study the more my anxiety grows. | arise (from/out of sth), surface A few anxieties surfaced during the meeting. ANXIETY + NOUN attack | level PREP. ~ about her growing anxiety about her health | ~ at anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers | ~ for deep anxiety for the whole family | ~ over There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment. PHRASES fear and anxiety They were encouraged to express their fears and anxieties. RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS have a lot on your mind to have a lot of problems to worry about [v phrase] be under a (lof of) strain to have a lot of work to do or have a lot of problems to deal with, so that you feel worried and tired or get upset easily [v phrase] preoccupied (with) worrying so much about a particular problem that you cannot think about anything else [adj] cause concern/be a cause for concern/ cause sb concern if something that is happening causes concern or is a cause for concern, it makes someone, especially someone in an official position, feel worried, because it is unsatisfactory or possibly dangerous [v phrase]

relieved happy because you know that you no longer need to worry about something that was causing you a lot of worry [adj not before noun]

APATHY
LA CK O F FE E LIN G O R E M O T IO N , O F IN T ER E ST O R CO N CE RN

SYNONYMS
DISINTEREST, IMPASSIVITY, INCURIOSITY, INCURIOUSNESS, INDIFFERENCE, INSENSIBILITY, INSENSIBLENESS, LASSITUDE, LETHARGY, LISTLESSNESS, PHLEGM, STOLIDITY, STOLIDNESS, UNCONCERN, UNINTEREST, UNRESPONSIVENESS.

ANTONYMS
FERVOR. COLLOCATIONS ADJ. general, widespread | political, public VERB + APATHY suffer from | fall into, sink into Once defeated, he sank into apathy. | lead to Such attitudes can only lead to apathy. PREP. ~ among widespread apathy among students | ~ towards a general apathy towards politics

BALANCE
M E N TA L A N D E M OT IO NA L S T EA DIN E SS

SYNONYMS
APLOMB, COLLECTEDNESS, COMPOSURE, COOLNESS, EQUANIMITY, IMPERTURBABILITY, IMPERTURBABLENESS, NONCHALANCE, POISE, SANG-FROID, SELFPOSSESSION, UNFLAPPABILITY. COLLOCATIONS VERB + BALANCE require | seek | achieve, create, find, strike We need to strike a balance between these conflicting interests. | keep, maintain, sustain You have to maintain a balance in your life or else you'll go crazy. | disturb, upset Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island. | redress, restore | affect | alter, change, shift

EMOTION

CO M P LE X AN D U SU A LLY S TR ON G S U B J E CT IV E R E SPO N S E

SYNONYMS
AFFECTION, AFFECTIVITY, FEELING, SENTIMENT. COLLOCATIONS ADJ. deep, extreme, intense, overwhelming, powerful, profound, strong, violent | complex | conflicting, contradictory, mixed, tangled She felt torn by conflicting emotions. | destructive, negativeCounselling can teach people to handle negative emotions such as fear and anger. | positive | inner, innermost | painful | fragile The nurse was handling his fragile emotions very carefully. | raw a moving performance full of raw emotion | pent-up, suppressed Years of pent-up emotion came out as he sobbed. | human Fear is a normal human emotion. QUANT. flicker, hint, trace There wasn't a hint of emotion in his eyes. | flood, rush, surge, wave She felt a sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again. | display She could not cope with such public displays of emotion. VERB + EMOTION experience, feel the emotions that we experience as children He felt no emotion as she left. | be choked with, be filled with, be overcome with Her voice was choked with emotion. | be devoid of, be drained of | display, express, show Drama can help children to express their emotions. The woman's face showed no emotion. | release Releasing these emotions is part of the healing process. | betray | shake with, tremble with She realized she was shaking all over with emotion. | bottle up, control, hide, stifle, suppress | cope with, deal with, handle | confront Counsellors encourage victims of crime to confront their emotions. | arouse, provoke, stir (up) an incident that has aroused strong emotions locally | be charged with, be full of a speech that was charged with emotion PREP. with/without ~ She spoke with deep emotion. PHRASES depth/intensity of emotion The film has a surprising depth of emotion for a comedy. | a gamut/range of emotions Her performance in the play covered the whole gamut of emotions. RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS

be overcome with/by to feel an emotion such as sadness or disappointment so strongly that you are unable to remain calm or think clearly [v phrase]

ENTHUSIASM
P A S S ION AT E D E VO T ION T O OR IN T E RE ST IN A CA US E O R S U BJ E CT

SYNONYMS

ARDOR, FERVOR, FIRE, PASSION, ZEAL, ZEALOUSNESS. COLLOCATIONS ADJ. burning, considerable, enormous, extraordinary, great, immense, passionate, tremendous | genuine, real | growing | boundless, unbounded, unbridled | undiminished | excessive | spontaneous, sudden | new, new-found, renewed We went about our task with renewed enthusiasm. | early, initial | general, widespread | popular, public | personal | infectious | boyish, youthful | innocent | natural | religious QUANT. burst, surge After an initial burst of enthusiasm for jogging, I gradually lost interest. VERB + ENTHUSIASM be full of, feel, have Her voice was full of enthusiasm. | convey, express, show She managed to convey an enthusiasm she did not feel. The team have shown enthusiasm and commitment. | summon up | feign He accepted the invitation with feigned enthusiasm. | conceal, hide | share | maintain | lose | arouse, engender, fire (sb with), generate The trip has fired his enthusiasm for all things French.| dampen, dent This weather would dampen anyone's enthusiasm for swimming. ENTHUSIASM + VERB bubble over/up trying to hide the boyish enthusiasm bubbling up inside him | grow | fade, wane, wear off PREP. with/without ~ I look forward to the challenge ahead with great enthusiasm. | ~ about Few people expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders. | ~ among The idea aroused immense enthusiasm among party workers. | ~ for The initial enthusiasm for the project was wearing off. PHRASES a lack of enthusiasm Both sides have shown a distinct lack of enthusiasm for discussion. RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS eager (to do sth / for sth) very enthusiastic and excited about some thing that is going to happen or about something that you want to do [adj] be/get excited about to be enthusiastic about something that is going to happen [v phrase] enthuse (about / over) to talk about something in an enthusiastic way

FURY
IN T E N SE , D IS O R DE R E D, A N D O FT EN DE S TRU CT IV E R A GE

SYNONYMS
FUROR, IRATENESS, IRE, RAGE, WRATH, WRATHFULNESS. COLLOCATIONS ADJ. cold | controlled, inner, pent-up He growled with barely controlled fury.

VERB + FURY be beside yourself with, be shaking with, feel He was beside himself with fury. I had never felt such fury before. | vent He vented his fury on a telephone box. | arouse, drive sb to, provoke That kind of treatment would drive anyone to fury. The decision to close the factory has provoked fury. FURY + VERB mount, rise | drain, fade His face and body sagged as the fury drained from him. PREP. in (a) ~ She turned on him in a fury. | with ~ He reacted with cold fury | ~ against Her fury against him rose. | ~ at He kicked the tree in fury at his own stupidity. PHRASES turn your fury on sb I hoped she wouldn't turn her fury on me.

GLOOM
LO W N E S S O F S P IR IT S

SYNONYMS
DEJECTION, DEPRESSION, DESPONDENCY, DOLDRUMS, DOWNHEARTEDNESS, GLUMNESS, HEAVY-HEARTEDNESS, MOURNFULNESS, SADNESS, UNHAPPINESS. DOLEFULNESS, MELANCHOLY,

COLLOCATIONS ADJ. black, deep She was in deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky. | general | economic the general economic gloom VERB + GLOOM be filled with, be sunk in, sink into He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone. I sank into gloom and depression. | fill sb with The news filled me with gloom. | cast Rumours of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations. | combat, dispel, lift efforts to dispel their gloom GLOOM + VERB deepen, descend Their gloom deepened as the election results came in. She felt gloom descend on her shoulders. | lift When the gloom finally lifts, the pessimists will be surprised at how much has been going right. PREP. in ~ The nation was deep in gloom. | ~ about There is a general gloom about the farming industry. PHRASES doom and gloom Despite falling demand, the year has not been all doom and gloom. | gloom and despondency the darkest feelings of gloom and despondency

RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS heartbreaking/heart-rending an event, story, or piece of news that is heartbreaking makes you feel extremely sad or bitterly disappointed [adj]

drive sb to despair to make someone feel very unhappy and without hope, especially because they think that they have been badly treated [v phrase] sorrow the feeling of being very sad, especially because someone has died or because terrible things have happened to you [n U] grief great sadness that you feel when someone you love has died [n U]

GLOW
W A RM T H O F FE E LIN G O R E M OT IO N

COLLOCATIONS ADJ. rosy, warm VERB + GLOW bask in, bathe in, feel She bathed in the warm glow of first love. PREP. ~ of He felt a glow of pride as he watched them.

MOOD
T E MP OR AR Y S TAT E O F M IN D O R FE E LIN G

SYNONYMS
FRAME OF MIND, HUMOR, SPIRIT (used in plural), TEMPER, VEIN. COLLOCATIONS ADJ. amiable, cheerful, good, happy, jolly, jovial She was not in the best of moods. | exultant, jubilant | bullish, buoyant, confident, optimistic She was in a bullish mood about the future of the company. | bad, black, filthy, foul, rotten, terrible | pessimistic | gloomy, melancholy, sombre | contemplative, introspective, pensive, reflective, serious, sober, thoughtful | expansive, talkative | mellow, relaxed | restless | changeable, changing I can't keep up with his constantly changing moods. | defiant The sacked workers were in defiant mood as they entered the tribunal. | generous | funny, strangeHe's in a funny mood today?who knows how he'll react? | playful | festive It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood. | national, popular, public a prime minister who can gauge the popular mood VERB + MOOD be in Don't talk to Miranda today?she's in a terrible mood! | get sb in, put sb in The music helped to put them in a more relaxed mood. | create, evoke | affect | match, reflect, suit Choose colours to match your mood. The weather seemed to reflect his sombre mood. | capture a film that has captured the mood of the moment | gauge

MOOD + VERB change | darken | improve, lift, lighten His mood lifted as he concentrated on his driving. MOOD + NOUN swing After the accident he suffered violent mood swings. PHRASES be in no mood for sth I tried to make him laugh, but he was in no mood for jokes. | a change of mood Instantly he felt her change of mood. RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS spirits the way someone feels at a particular time, for example, if they are cheerful or sad, and the way this influences their confidence and hopefulness [n plural] sb's spirits lift/sink (=they become more or less cheerful) | be in high/ low spirits (=be in a cheerful or sad mood) | keep up sb's spirits (=to stop someone becoming less cheerful) be in a bad mood to be bad-tempered at the moment or for a short period of time be in one of his/her moods if someone is in one of his or her moods they are bad-tempered at the moment and you know that they often get bad-tempered for no good reason [v phrase]

PASSION
P A S S ION AT E D E VO T ION T O OR IN T E RE ST IN A CA US E O R S U BJ E CT

SYNONYMS
PASSION, FERVOR, ARDOR, ENTHUSIASM, ZEAL mean intense emotion compelling action. PASSION applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable. FERVOR implies a warm and steady emotion. ARDOR suggests warm and excited feeling likely to be fitful or short-lived. ENTHUSIASM applies to lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity. ZEAL implies energetic and unflagging pursuit of an aim or devotion to a cause. . COLLOCATIONS ADJ. considerable, great, high, real a woman of great passion There were moments of high passion in the game. VERB + PASSION have A writer should have passion. | arouse, rouse This issue always arouses passion.

PREP. with ~ He argued his case with great passion. PHRASES a crime of passion She killed her husband's lover in a crime of passion. | full of passion a speech full of passion

PITY
S Y M PAT H ET IC S O R RO W F O R O N E SU FFE R IN G, DI S TR E S SE D, O R UN H AP PY

SYNONYMS
PITY, COMPASSION, COMMISERATION, CONDOLENCE, SYMPATHY mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. PITY implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. COMPASSION implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare. COMMISERATION suggests pity expressed outwardly in exclamations, tears, or words of comfort . CONDOLENCE applies chiefly to formal expression of grief to one who has suffered loss. SYMPATHY often suggests a tender concern but can also imply a power to enter into another's emotional experience of any sort.

COLLOCATIONS ADJ. immense VERB + PITY be filled with, be full of, feel, have | show | arouse, inspire an unfortunate man who inspires pity PREP. out of ~ I threw the child some money out of pity. | without ~ a cruel leader without pity | ~ for She was full of pity for him. PHRASES a feeling/sense of pity, have pity on sb We begged him to have pity on us. | an object of pityDeaf people do not want to be seen as objects of pity. | take pity on sb I took pity on him and allowed him to stay.

RESENTMENT
Q U A LITY O R ST AT E O F FE E LIN G BIT T E R

SYNONYMS
ACRIMONY, BITTERNESS, RESENTFULNESS, VIRULENCY. EMBITTERMENT, COLLOCATIONS ADJ. angry, bitter, considerable, deep, deep-seated, great, intense, smouldering | growing, increasing | popular, widespread | old She felt all her old resentment flaring up. VERB + RESENTMENT bear, feel, harbour I bore him no resentment. You seem to be harbouring some resentment against your boss. | express, show | contain, hide He struggled to contain his resentment. | arouse, breed, cause, create, fuel, give rise to, lead to, provoke Inequality breeds resentment. RESENTMENT + VERB build up, grow Don't let your resentment build up. | flare up PREP. ~ about/over Maggie was filled with resentment about her treatment. | ~ against the growing resentment against foreigners | ~ among The measures fuelled resentment among students. | ~ at I felt great resentment at having to work such long hours. | ~ between the bitter resentment between the two brothers | ~ towards their resentment towards each other PHRASES a cause/source of resentment, a feeling/sense of resentment RANCOR, RANCOROUSNESS,

SENTIMENTALITY
T H E Q UA LIT Y OR S TA TE O F BE IN G S E N T IM E NT A L E S P E CIA LLY TO E X CE S S OR IN A FFE CT AT IO N

SYNONYMS
MAWKISHNESS.

WONDER
E M O T ION A RO US E D BY S O M ET H IN G A WE - IN SP IR ING O R A S TO U ND IN G

SYNONYMS
AMAZE, AMAZEMENT, ASTONISHMENT, AWE, MARVEL, WONDERMENT, ADMIRATION, DREAD. COLLOCATIONS ADJ. great | childlike, wide-eyed VERB + WONDER feel | express There aren't any words to express properly all the wonder that I feel. | gaze in, stare in She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her. | be

filled with, be full of The children's faces were full of wonder as they gazed up at the Christmas tree. WONDER + NOUN cure, drug PREP. in ~ Neville shook his head in wonder at it all | with ~ She held her breath with wonder and delight. | ~ at PHRASES a feeling/sense of wonder

ADJECTIVES
ANGRY
FE E LIN G O R S H O W IN G A N GER

SYNONYMS
CHOLERIC, INDIGNANT, MAD, WRATHFUL, IRATE, IREFUL

ANTONYMS
CALM, QUIET COLLOCATIONS VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow | remain, stay She couldn't stay angry with him for long. | make sb That man makes me angry every time I see him. ADV. bitterly, extremely, furiously, really, terribly, very, wildly | a bit, pretty, quite, rather | increasingly | coldly | suddenly PREP. about Local people are very angry about the plans to close another hospital. | at The members of the group are frustrated and angry at their lack of power. | with I got terribly angry with him.

ANXIOUS
IN A S T AT E O F A N X IET Y OR U N EA S IN ES S ; E A G ER LY DE S IR OU S

SYNONYMS
AGITATED, CONCERNED, DESIROUS, EAGER, FEARFUL, KEEN, TROUBLED, UNEASY, WORRIED, WORRYING

ANTONYMS
EASY, PLEASANT COLLOCATIONS VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow The bus was late and Sue began to get anxious. | make sb The delays only made him more anxious. ADV. desperately, extremely, very | increasingly She was watching the clock and becoming increasingly anxious. | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | genuinely | naturally, understandably Final-year students are naturally anxious about getting work after graduation. | unduly There's no need to get unduly anxious on my account. | suddenly PREP. about I'm becoming very anxious about my son. | for We are extremely anxious for her safety.

APATHETIC
H A V IN G O R S H OW IN G LI T T LE O R N O FE E LIN G O R EM O T ION

SYNONYMS
IMPASSIVE, STOIC, PHLEGMATIC, APATHETIC, STOLID mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. IMPASSIVE stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression. STOIC implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline. PHLEGMATIC implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse. APATHETIC may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness. STOLID implies an habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity.

AWKWARD
CH A R A CT E R IZE D BY E M BA RR A SS M E NT A N D DIS CO M FO R T

SYNONYMS
AWKWARD, CLUMSY, MALADROIT, INEPT, GAUCHE mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct). AWKWARD is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact .

CLUMSY implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. MALADROIT suggests a tendency to create awkward situations. INEPT often implies complete failure or inadequacy. GAUCHE implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding. COLLOCATIONS VERBS be, feel, look | become | make sb He was embarrassed, which made him awkward. ADV. extremely, very | a bit, rather | painfully As a teenager he was painfully awkward in company. PREP. about They felt awkward about having to leave so soon. | with She is awkward with people she doesn't know. RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS blush if someone blushes their face becomes red because they are embarrassed [v I] go/turn red if someone or someone's face goes red or turns red, their face becomes red because they are embarrassed [v phrase]

FURIOUS
E X H IBIT IN G O R GO A DE D BY A N GER

SYNONYMS
ANGRY, MAD, OVERWROUGHT, RABID, RAGING, UPSET, VIOLENT COLLOCATIONS VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get | make sb Their incompetence made me furious. ADV. absolutely | simply | coldly | suddenly PREP. about He was simply furious about what had happened to his mother. | at The prime minister is said to be furious at the newspaper report. | over She was still furious over suggestions that she had lied to the public. | with I got absolutely furious with him.

INSENSITIVE
LA CK IN G FE E LIN G O R T A CT

SYNONYMS
ANESTHETIC, BLOODLESS, DULL, INSENSATE, INSENSIBLE COLLOCATIONS VERBS appear, be, seem | become, grow | make sb | think sb I don't want to be thought insensitive, but I do think we should go ahead despite the accident. ADV. extremely, highly, incredibly, remarkably, very | totally | a bit, rather, somewhat PREP. to Years of abuse at boarding school had made him insensitive to others' suffering. RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS unkind treating people in a way that makes them unhappy or hurts their feelings [adj] mean treating someone in an unnecessarily unkind way, especially by stopping them from doing something that they enjoy [adj] cruel treating someone very unkindly by doing or saying things which you know will hurt their feelings [adj] cruel to sb | it is cruel (of sb) to do sth inconsiderate not caring about the feelings, needs, or comfort of other people [adj] it is inconsiderate of sb to do sth

MOODY
GIV E N T O CH A N GEA BLE E M OT IO NA L S T AT E S , E S P ECIA LLY O F A N GE R O R GLO O M

SYNONYMS
TEMPERAMENTAL COLLOCATIONS ADV. deeply NOUN behaviour

NEUTRAL
FE E LIN G O R S H O W IN G N O S TR ON G E M OT IO N A L INV O LV E M EN T

SYNONYMS
DETACHED, DISINTERESTED, DISPASSIONATE, IMPERSONAL, INDIFFERENT COLLOCATIONS VERBS be, seem Her expression seemed neutral. | remain | keep sth Dolly kept her voice carefully neutral. ADV. perfectly | fairly, quite, relatively She chose fairly neutral make-up. | apparently | carefully

PASSIONATE
FIR E D W IT H IN T E N SE F E E LIN G

SYNONYMS
DITHYRAMBIC, FERVENT, FERVID, FIERY, FLAMING, GLOWING, HOT-BLOODED, IMPASSIONED, PERFERVID, TORRID

COLLOCATIONS PREP. ~ about + noun / -ing form

SENTIMENTAL
A FFE CT E D LY O R EX TR AV A GAN T LY EM OT IO N A L

SYNONYMS
BATHETIC, GUSHY, MAUDLIN, MAWKISH, ROMANTIC, SLUSHY, SOBBY, SOFT, SOPPY COLLOCATIONS ADV. overly, painfully, deeply, quite VERBS seem, be, turn, become

SHOCKED
O V E R COM E W IT H IN TE N S E FE E LIN G, A S O F A MA ZE M E N T, H O RR OR , O R DIS M AY

SYNONYMS

AGHAST, APPALLED, THUNDERSTRUCK

CONFOUNDED,

DISMAYED,

DUMFOUNDED,

HORRIFIED,

COLLOCATIONS VERBS appear, be, feel, look, sound ADV. badly, deeply, genuinely, greatly, profoundly, quite, really, terribly, truly, very The passengers were badly shocked but unharmed. | almost | a bit, a little, mildly, rather, slightly | visibly PREP. at They were shocked at how the children had been treated. | by She was visibly shocked by the conditions she witnessed in the refug RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESIONS shattering extremely shocking and upsetting [adj usually before noun] stunned so shocked that you are unable to react immediately [adj] shaken shocked because something very unpleasant or frightening has happened, so that you feel weak and nervous [adj not usually before noun] traumatized (also -ised British) so badly shocked by something that has happened to you that it affects the way you behave or react to things for a very long time afterwards [adj]

SPIRITED
FU LL O F O R CH A R A CT ER IZE D BY A LIV E LY , E M P H AT IC, E A GE R QU A LIT Y

SYNONYMS
FIERY, HIGH-SPIRITED, METTLESOME, PEPPERY, VIBRANT COLLOCATIONS VERBS be ADV. quite

TESTY
E A S ILY A N NO YE D

SYNONYMS
IRRITABLE, CHOLERIC, IRASCIBLE, PEPPERY, QUICK-TEMPERED, TETCHY, TOUCHY

COLLOCATIONS ADV. inexorably, especially, rather VERBS get TESTY+NOUN ~ remarks, ~ comments

UNSYMPATHETIC
N O T SY M PA T HE T IC

SYNONYMS
UNCARING, UNCHARITABLE, UNCOMPASSIONATE, UNMOVED, UNPITYING, UNSTIRRED, UNTOUCHED COLLOCATIONS ADV. relatively, rather, completely, decidedly, overwhelmingly, increasingly, particularly, seemingly VERBS be, become, be categorized as