About

The Emotion Dictionary is a non-profit reference resource. 402 emotions, 17 families, somatic body-mapping, valence and arousal data, cross-cultural untranslatable terms.

The dictionary has two surfaces. The interactive wheel is for exploration: see how emotions relate, hover the body to feel sensations, scan for what you might be feeling. The written entries are for depth: each emotion has its own page with a wisdom passage, a quote, body context, what it is often confused with, why it shows up, what helps, and common questions.

Who reviews this

Gaetan Germain, MSM, LLM, is an experience designer with 20 years across industries. He has a track record of building experiences anchored in human behaviour. His work creates emotion that builds brand engagement. He reviews every entry in this dictionary. Read how on the method page.

Contributing

If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.

Reviewed by Gaetan Germain, MSM, LLM. Read how the entries are made on the method page.