Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

anguish
extreme mental distress
 
friendliness
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
 
favor
a feeling of favorable regard
 
complex
(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
 
fatigue
(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
 
warpath
hostile or belligerent mood
 
misanthropy
hatred of mankind
 
frustration
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
 
disquiet
a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
 
triumph
the exultation of victory
 
appetite
a feeling of craving something
 
nymphomania
abnormally intense sexual desire in women
 
sensitiveness
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
 
discomfort
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
 
rhapsody
an enthusiastic expression of emotion
 
protectiveness
a feeling of protective affection
 
inferiority complex
a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated
 
touchiness
feeling easily irritated
 
belonging
happiness felt in a secure relationship
 
ill humor
an angry and disagreeable mood
 
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