Here’s a table that categorizes emotions into primary categories, subcategories based on intensity, and their definitions:
Primary Category | Subcategory (Intensity) | Definition |
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Happiness | Joy | A feeling of great pleasure and happiness. |
| Contentment | A state of satisfaction and ease. |
| Elation | Great happiness and exhilaration. |
| Euphoria | An intense state of happiness and self-confidence. |
Sadness | Disappointment | Sadness caused by the non-fulfillment of one’s hopes or expectations. |
| Sorrow | A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune. |
| Despair | The complete loss or absence of hope. |
| Grief | Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. |
Anger | Annoyance | Slight irritation or anger. |
| Frustration | Feeling upset or annoyed due to inability to change or achieve something. |
| Rage | Violent, uncontrollable anger. |
| Fury | Extreme, violent anger. |
Fear | Apprehension | Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. |
| Terror | Extreme fear. |
| Panic | Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior. |
| Dread | Great fear or apprehension. |
Surprise | Amazement | A feeling of great surprise or wonder. |
| Astonishment | Great surprise or amazement. |
| Shock | A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience. |
| Disbelief | Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real. |
Disgust | Aversion | A strong dislike or disinclination. |
| Revulsion | A sense of disgust and loathing. |
| Contempt | The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn. |
| Loathing | A feeling of intense dislike or disgust. |
Love | Affection | A gentle feeling of fondness or liking. |
| Adoration | Deep love and respect. |
| Passion | Strong and barely controllable emotion. |
| Infatuation | An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. |
Anticipation | Interest | The state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone. |
| Eagerness | Enthusiastic and impatient desire or interest. |
| Excitement | A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness. |
| Hope | A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. |
This table categorizes emotions into primary categories with subcategories that indicate varying intensities, along with their definitions.
Core Emotion | Level 2 Emotion | Level 3 Emotion | Explanation |
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Happy | Playful | Cheeky | Feeling mischievously playful or slightly rude. |
| | Aroused | Feeling excited or stimulated. |
| | Energetic | Having or showing energy. |
| Content | Free | Feeling free and unrestricted. |
| | Joyful | Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness. |
| | Curious | Eager to know or learn something. |
| Interested | Inquisitive | Curious or inquiring. |
| | Successful | Accomplishing an aim or purpose. |
| | Confident | Feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured. |
| Proud | Respected | Feeling deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. |
| | Valued | Considered to be important or beneficial. |
| Accepted | Courageous | Not deterred by danger or pain; brave. |
| | Creative | Relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something. |
| Powerful | Loving | Feeling or showing love or great care. |
| | Sensitive | Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences. |
| | Intimate | Closely acquainted; familiar, close. |
| Peaceful | Thankful | Pleased and relieved. |
| | Faithful | Loyal, constant, and steadfast. |
| | Hopeful | Feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event. |
| Trusting | Inspired | Filled with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. |
| | Appreciative | Feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure. |
| Optimistic | Sensitive | Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences. |
Core Emotion | Level 2 Emotion | Level 3 Emotion | Explanation |
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Sad | Lonely | Isolated | Feeling alone and without friends or help. |
| | Abandoned | Having been deserted or left. |
| | Victimized | Feeling like a victim. |
| Vulnerable | Fragile | Easily broken or damaged; delicate. |
| | Grief | Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. |
| | Powerless | Without ability, influence, or power. |
| Despair | Grief | Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. |
| | Despair | The complete loss or absence of hope. |
| Hurt | Embarrassed | Feeling self-conscious, shame, or awkwardness. |
| | Disappointed | Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one’s hopes or expectations. |
| Depressed | Inferior | Lower in rank, status, or quality. |
| | Empty | Containing nothing; not filled or occupied. |
| | Inferior | Lower in rank, status, or quality. |
| | Ashamed | Embarrassed or guilty because of one’s actions, characteristics, or associations. |
Core Emotion | Level 2 Emotion | Level 3 Emotion | Explanation |
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Disgusted | Disapproving | Judgmental | Having or displaying an excessively critical point of view. |
| | Embarrassed | Feeling self-conscious, shame, or awkwardness. |
| Disappointed | Appalled | Greatly dismayed or horrified. |
| | Revolted | Feeling intense disgust. |
| Awful | Nauseated | Feeling inclined to vomit. |
| | Detestable | Deserving intense dislike. |
| Avoidant | Aversion | A strong dislike or disinclination. |
| | Hesitant | Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking. |
Core Emotion | Level 2 Emotion | Level 3 Emotion | Explanation |
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Angry | Let down | Betrayed | Feeling of having been disloyal. |
| | Resentful | Feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly. |
| Humiliated | Disrespected | Feeling or showing lack of respect or courtesy. |
| | Ridiculed | Subjected to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior. |
| | Indignant | Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. |
| Mad | Furious | Extremely angry. |
| | Jealous | Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages. |
| Aggressive | Provoked | Stimulated to feel or do something, especially by arousing anger in someone. |
| | Hostile | Unfriendly; antagonistic. |
| Frustrated | Infuriated | Extremely angry and impatient. |
| | Annoyed | Slightly angry; irritated. |
| Distant | Withdrawn | Not wanting to communicate with other people. |
| | Numb | Unable to feel, think, or respond normally. |
| Critical | Skeptical | Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. |
| | Dismissive | Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration. |
Core Emotion | Level 2 Emotion | Level 3 Emotion | Explanation |
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Fearful | Scared | Helpless | Unable to defend oneself or to act without help. |
| | Frightened | Afraid or anxious. |
| | Overwhelmed | Bury or drown beneath a huge mass. |
| Anxious | Worried | Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. |
| | Insecure | Not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious. |
| | Weak | Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy. |
| Insecure | Inferior | Lower in rank, status, or quality. |
| | Worried | Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. |
| | Inadequate | Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. |
| Rejected | Threatened | Feeling or showing signs of hostility or aggression. |
| | Excluded | Deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege. |
| | Persecuted | Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs. |
Core Emotion | Level 2 Emotion | Level 3 Emotion | Explanation |
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Bad | Tired | Sleepy | Needing or ready for sleep. |
| | Unfocused | Not concentrating on something. |
| Stressed | Overwhelmed | Bury or drown beneath a huge mass. |
| | Out of control | Not under control. |
| Busy | Pressured | Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something. |
| | Rushed | Done or completed too hurriedly; hasty. |
Core Emotion | Level 2 Emotion | Level 3 Emotion | Explanation |
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Surprised | Startled | Shocked | Cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. |
| | Dismayed | Cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress. |
| Confused | Disillusioned | Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed. |
| | Perplexed | Completely baffled; very puzzled. |
| Amazed | Astonished | Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed. |
| | Awe | A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. |