freuen

Definitions of freuen
  1. noun
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
    synonyms: Glücklichkeit
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    antonyms:
    Unglücklichkeit
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
    types:
    Bezogenheit, Verbundenheit
    a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
    Befriedigung, Genugtuung
    the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
    type of:
    Emotion, Empfindung, Gefühl, Gemütsbewegung
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. verb
    give pleasure to or be pleasing to
    synonyms: ankommen, gefallen, mögen
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    types:
    berauschen, entzücken, hinreißen
    hold spellbound
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