Scroll down to find out more about words we use to describe our emotions, feelings, states and other wellbeing terms. Unless stated otherwise, the definitions follow the Cambridge Dictionary standard.
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Acedia (n) (Wikipedia) – negligence, lack of care (IG, blog)
Anhedonia (n) – a condition in which someone is unable to experience pleasure (IG, blog)
Anxiety (n) – an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future (IG, blog)
Apathy (n) – behaviour that shows no interest or energy and shows that someone is unwilling to take action, especially over something important (IG, blog)
Apprehension (n) – worry about the future, fear that something unpleasant is going to happen (IG, blog)
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Depression (n) – (1) the state of feeling very unhappy and without hope for the future (IG, blog) (2) a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods (IG, blog)
Despodency (n) – the quality of being unhappy, with no hope or enthusiasm (IG, blog)
Detachment (n) – a feeling of not being emotionally involved (IG, blog)
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Lethargy (n) – the feeling of having little energy or of being unable or unwilling to do anything (IG, blog)
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For a full emotions classification please refer to this Wikipedia entry. For initial inspiration please use the Plutchik wheel of emotions below (used with the free Wikipedia Commons license)
