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sentimiento

Definitions of sentimiento
  1. noun
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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    emoción
    any strong feeling
    apasionamiento, pasión
    a strong feeling or emotion
    complejo
    (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
    ambivalencia
    mixed feelings or emotions
    flema, impasibilidad
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
    deseo
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    sexo
    all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
    goce, placer
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
    aflicción, dolor, pesadumbre, pesar
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
    punzada, remordimiento
    a sudden sharp feeling
    afición, gusto
    a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
    antipatía, desagrado
    a feeling of aversion or antipathy
    reconocimiento
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
    desinterés, despreocupación, indiferencia
    a feeling of lack of concern
    vergüenza
    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
    amor propio, orgullo
    a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
    asombro, estupor, pasmo
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    levedad, ligereza
    feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
    seriedad, solemnidad
    a solemn and dignified feeling
    sensibilidad, susceptibilidad
    sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
    agitación
    the feeling of being agitated; not calm
    calma, sosiego, tranquilidad
    a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
    valentía, valor
    feeling no fear
    felicidad
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
    desdicha, melancolía, tristeza
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
    esperanza
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
    desesperación
    the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
    humor, temperamento
    a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
    simpatía
    sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
    entusiasmo
    a feeling of excitement
    amor propio, dignidad, honra, honrilla, pique, pundonor
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
    chifladura
    a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
    desenfreno
    a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
    ardor, calor, celo, fervor, fogosidad, fuego, unción, vehemencia
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    flema, impasibilidad
    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
    languidez
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
    ambición, aspiración, pretensión
    a cherished desire
    tentación
    the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
    ansia, regosto
    an intense desire for some particular thing
    acucia, anhelación, anhelo, hambre, pujo, regosto, sed
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    concupiscencia
    a desire for sexual intimacy
    delectación
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
    mal, martirio, suplicio, torcedor, tormento, tortura
    feelings of mental or physical pain
    sufrimiento
    psychological suffering
    afición, cariño
    a predisposition to like something
    embebecimiento, embeleso, hechizo
    a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
    inclinación, predilección
    a strong liking
    anglofobia
    dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs
    alejamiento, desafección, desafecto, enajenación, extrañeza
    the feeling of being alienated from other people
    antipatía, inquina, malquerencia, repelo, repugnancia, repulsión
    a feeling of intense dislike
    desdén, desecho, desprecio, menosprecio, vilipendio
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    asco, aversión, fastidio, repelo
    strong feelings of dislike
    agradecimiento, gratitud
    warm friendly feelings of gratitude
    desapego, despreocupación, indiferencia, indiferentismo
    unbiased impartial unconcern
    inhumanidad
    an absence of concern for the welfare of others
    conciencia
    a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
    amor propio
    a feeling of pride in yourself
    egotismo
    an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
    humildad
    the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
    admiración, maravilla
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
    sorpresa
    the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
    estupefacción
    a feeling of stupefied astonishment
    expectación
    an expectation
    gozo, jovialidad, júbilo, regocijo
    a festive merry feeling
    formalidad, seriedad
    an earnest and sincere feeling
    entraña
    emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
    desasosiego
    a feeling of restless agitation
    polvorilla
    a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
    agitación, conmoción, revuelo
    emotional agitation and excitement
    estruendo, tumulto
    violent agitation
    placidez
    a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
    cachaza, flema
    calm and unruffled self-assurance
    quietud, silencio, tranquilidad
    a state of peace and quiet
    cólera, enojo, ira
    a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
    adefesio, asombro, espantajo, espanto, esperpento, estantigua, miedo, sobresalto, susto, visión
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    acatamiento
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
    desazón, inquietud, preocupación
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    alegría, gozo, satisfacción
    experiencing joy and pleasure
    alegría
    the emotion of great happiness
    alborozo, alegría, broma
    a gay feeling
    jovialidad
    a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
    contentamiento, contento, satisfacción
    happiness with one's situation in life
    melancolía
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    pena, tristeza
    a feeling of intense unhappiness
    abandono, desolación, soledad
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    pena
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    pesadumbre, pesar
    sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
    depre, depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    desánimo
    a feeling of low spirits
    optimismo
    the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
    resignación
    acceptance of despair
    desaliento
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
    catastrofismo, pesimismo
    the feeling that things will turn out badly
    amor
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
    detestación, odio
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
    antagonismo
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
    malhumor
    a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
    conmiseración, patetismo
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
    compatibilidad
    a feeling of sympathetic understanding
    empatía
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
    afán, ansia, ardor, avidez, encendimiento, ilusión
    a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
    espíritu, estado emocional
    the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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    estado
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  2. noun
    something that causes great unhappiness
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    estímulo negativo
    a stimulus with undesirable consequences
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