Negative family · 51 emotions

Negative

Unpleasant feelings that did not fit cleanly into one of the primary families.

Helplessness Crushed awareness that you cannot change the situation. Resignation Giving up the fight. A tired, flat surrender. Submission Yielding to another's will. You make yourself smaller. Powerlessness Painful certainty that your actions will change nothing. Injustice A burning sense that something is deeply unfair. Moral disgust Revulsion at an action that violates moral norms. Restlessness An itchy, fidgety inability to be still. Exhaustion Deep, bone-level fatigue. No energy left. Numbness Emotional anaesthesia. Feelings are turned off. Discomfort A nagging, unsettled physical or emotional unease. Agitation Wired, tense restlessness that will not settle. Cravings Insistent, physical pull towards something you want. Weariness Tired in body and spirit. The effort of going on. Petulance Childish, sulky irritation at not getting your way. Malice A cold wish to cause harm to another person. Suspicion Guarded distrust. Something does not feel right. Cruelty Deliberate infliction of pain without remorse. Remorse Painful regret combined with a desire to make amends. Pessimism A downward tilt. Things will probably go wrong. Disillusionment The bitter sting when an ideal crumbles. Greed Consuming desire to acquire more than you need. Restiveness Restless agitation that cannot bear waiting any longer. Laziness A heavy reluctance to expend effort. Complacency Smug self-satisfaction that breeds carelessness. Hysteria Uncontrollable emotional excess. Laughing or crying wildly. Cynicism A bitter belief that people act from selfish motives. Disenchantment The fading of a spell. Magic gives way to dull reality. Turmoil Churning inner chaos. Multiple emotions at war. Fluster Nervous, jumbled confusion under social pressure. Desperation Frantic, last-resort urgency when options have run out. Defeatism A pre-emptive surrender. You expect to lose. Hopelessness The extinguished belief that anything can improve. Torpor Sluggish inactivity of body and mind. Flatness Emotional blankness. No highs, no lows. Meekness Quiet, overly yielding gentleness. Smugness Self-satisfied superiority that others can sense. Jadedness Tired and unimpressed from too much experience. Recklessness Wild, uncalculated disregard for consequence. Tendentiousness A biased, one-sided emotional lean. Pettiness Small-minded focus on trivial slights. Vindictive intent Cold, deliberate intent to wound another in return. Hatred Intense, consuming loathing for someone or something. Nausea (emotional) A sick, stomach-turning reaction to something wrong. Fickleness Erratic shifting of loyalties or feelings. Gloating Smug, visible pleasure at your own success over others. Defeat The sinking admission that you have lost. Stuporousness Dull, dazed inability to think clearly. Lethargy Sluggish, heavy reluctance to move or engage. Rapacity Aggressive, grasping greed. Enchainment Feeling trapped by obligation or circumstance. Callousness Cold insensitivity to others' pain.

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