An affective state or emotion.

Also: mood

A large, but probably incomplete, list* of feelings in the form: I feel...

abandoned, abused, accepted, accepting, accused, adamant, adequate, adoring, admiring, adventurous, affection, affectionate, afraid, agreeable, aggressive, agitated, agony, alarmed, alone, altruistic, amazed, ambitious, ambivalent, amused, angry, annoyed, anxiety, anxious, apologetic, appreciated, apprehensive, approval, arrogant, ashamed, assertive, astonished, attracted, awe, awful, awkward, bad, baited, betrayed, bitter, blamed, blue, bold, bored, bothered, brave, broken, broken-hearted, broken up, brutalized, bullied, burdened, calm, capable, care, cared for, cautious, challenged, charitable, cheated, cheered up, cheerful, childlike, clever, close, cold, comfortable, comforted, compassion, competitive, compliant, concerned, confident, confused, conspicuous, contempt, contented, controlled, cooperative, cowardly, craving, crazy, creative, critical, criticized, cruel, crushed, curious, cynical, damaged, daring, dead, defeated, defective, defensive, defiant, degraded, delighted, demanding, demoralized, dependent, depressed, desire, desired, desirable, despair, desperate, detached, determined, devilish, devoted, dignity, disappointed, disapproval, disbelief, discouraged, disgraced, disgust, disgusted, disillusioned, desire, dislike, disliked, disoriented, dissatisfied, distant, distress, distrust, distrusted, disturbed, dominated, dominant, doubt, doubted, down, driven, duped, duty-bound, eager, ecstatic, elated, embarrassed, emotional, empathy, empty, encouraged, energetic, enjoyment, ennui, enterprising, enthusiastic, envied, envy, euphoric, evil, exasperated, excited, fair, fascinated, fear, fellowship, feminine, firm, flirtatious, foolish, forgiven, forgiving, fragile, frantic, free, friendly, frightened, frustrated, furious, gay, generous, glad, gloomy, good, grateful, grave, greedy, grief, grouchy, guilty, happy, harassed, hard-hearted, hate, hated, helpful, helpless, homesick, honored, hopeful, hopeless, horrible, horrified, hostile, humble, humiliated, hungry, hurt, hyper, hypocritical, hysterical, idealistic, ignored, immature, impatient, important, imposed upon, impressed, impulsive, inadequate, incapable, incompetent, indecisive, independent, indifferent, industrious, infallible, infatuated, inferior, inhibited, insecure, inspired, insulted, intelligent, interested, intimidated, intimidating, intrigued, invincible, irresponsible, irreverent, irritable, irritated, isolated, jealous, jovial, joy, judgmental, justified, kindness, lazy, left out, lenient, lethargic, liked, lively, lonely, longing, lost, love, loved, lucky, lust, mad, manipulated, masculine, mean, mischievous, miserable, moody, mouthy, moved, naughty, needed, need, nervous, neutral, noble, numb, obsessed, OK, okay, opposed, optimistic, outraged, overjoyed, overwhelmed, panicky, partial to, passionate, passive, patient, peaceful, persecuted, pessimistic, petrified, pity, playful, pleasant, pleased, pleasure, powerful, powerless, prejudiced, pressured, privileged, proud, prudish, pure, puzzled, quarrelsome, quiet, rage, rebellious, regret, rejected, relaxed, relieved, reluctant, remorse, repulsed, repulsive, resentment, reserved, resigned, respect, respected, responsible, restless, revengeful, ridiculed, righteous, romantic, rotten, rude, ruthless, sacrificing, sad, satisfied, screwed up, secure, self-conscious, self-pitying, self-respect, selfish, sensitive, sentimental, serious, sexy, shaky, shocked, shy, silly, sincere, skeptical, sociable, soft-hearted, sorrow, sorry, special, spiteful, spontaneous, stable, startled, stingy, stressed, strict, strong, stubborn, stupid, submissive, suffering, sullen, superior, supported, sure, surprised, suspicious, sympathetic, sympathy, tactful, tactless, taken aback, talkative, tempted, tender, tense, terrible, terrific, terrified, terror, thankful, thoughtful, thrilled, timid, tolerant, tormented, touched, trapped, treasure, triumphant, troubled, trust, trusted, unadventurous, uncomfortable, understanding, undesirable, uneasy, unhappy, unimportant, uninhibited, uninspired, uninterested, unloved, unlucky, unprepared, unsatisfied, unselfish, unsociable, unstable, unsure, unsympathetic, unwelcome, unworthy, upset, used, virtuous, vulnerable, wanted, warm, wary, weak, whole, wicked, wild, willing, wise, wonderful, worried, worthless, wrong, wronged.

• Borod, Joan The Neuropsychology of Emotion

*Adapted with permission from: Falcon, Chuck T. Family Desk Reference to Psychology (Paperback - September 2002) "Easy, practical, expert counseling advice at your fingertips. Covers every issue, negative emotion, crisis, or decision, including finding happiness, 33 areas of raising children, judging true love, addictions, obesity, stress, insomnia, sex, eating disorders, attention deficit disorder, sexual harassment, abuse, and rape. Up-to-date critiques of psychological testing and diagnoses, scams, common counselor mistakes, the dangers of abuse counseling and shelters, and controversies in psychology, including counseling causing multiple personality. More information at: http://www.sensiblepsychology.com"