Gefühl

Definitions of Gefühl
  1. noun
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
    synonyms: Emotion, Empfindung, Gemütsbewegung
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    Komplex
    (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
    Apathie, Stumpfheit
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
    Verlangen
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    Sexualität
    all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
    Vergnügen, Vergnügtheit, Wohlgefühl
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    Leiden
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
    Abneigung
    a feeling of aversion or antipathy
    Dankbarkeit, Dankempfindung, Dankgefühl
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
    Undankbarkeit
    a lack of gratitude
    Scham
    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
    Stolz
    a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
    Verwunderung
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    Erwartung
    the feeling that something is about to happen
    Dünnhäutigkeit, Empfindsamkeit
    sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
    Ruhe
    a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
    Furchtlosigkeit
    feeling no fear
    Glücklichkeit, freuen
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
    Unglücklichkeit
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
    Hoffnung
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
    Verzweiflung
    the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
    Laune, Stimmung
    a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
    Begeisterung
    a feeling of excitement
    Feuer, Inbrunst
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    Gefühlsduselei, Sentimentalität
    extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
    Minderwertigkeitsgefühl
    a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated
    Apathie, Stumpfheit
    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
    Sehnsucht
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    sexuelle Angeregtheit
    a desire for sexual intimacy
    Kurzweile
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
    Lebenslust
    the pleasure felt when having a good time
    Trost
    a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
    Lust
    a predisposition to like something
    Feindseligkeit
    a feeling of intense dislike
    Mitempfindung, Mitgefühl
    a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
    Gleichgültigkeit
    unbiased impartial unconcern
    Gewissensbisse, schlechtes Gewissen
    a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
    Verlegenheit
    the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
    Empfindlichkeit, Erregbarkeit
    sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset
    Ärger
    a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
    Angst, Furcht
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    Verehrung
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
    Freude
    the emotion of great happiness
    Melancholie
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    Trauer, Traurigkeit
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    Bedauern
    sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
    Depression, Depressivität, Deprimiertheit
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    Niedergeschlagenheit
    a feeling of low spirits
    Optimismus
    the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
    Pessimismus
    the feeling that things will turn out badly
    Liebe, Zuneigung
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
    Hass, Haß
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
    Anteilnahme
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
    Mitleid
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
    Einfühlungsvermögen
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
    Überschwang
    joyful enthusiasm
    emotionaler Zustand
    the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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    Zustand
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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