ontroering

Definitions of ontroering
  1. noun
    any strong feeling
    synonyms: aandoening, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, gevoel, gevoelen, sentiment
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    angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, benauwdheid, schrik, vrees
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, benauwdheid, schrik, vrees
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    haat, haatgevoel, haatgevoelens, vijandschap
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
    gemoedsgesteldheid, gemoedstoestand
    the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
    afgrijzen, afschuw, gruwel, walging
    hate coupled with disgust
    frenesie, furie, gram, gramschap, krankzinnigheid, nijd, razernij, toorn, verbolgenheid, woede, woestheid
    a feeling of intense anger
    indignatie, verontwaardiging
    a feeling of righteous anger
    nekhaar, nekveren
    a feeling of anger and animosity
    alarmsysteem
    fear resulting from the awareness of danger
    beving, huivering, rilling, siddering
    an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
    horror
    intense and profound fear
    zenuwtoeval
    excessive or uncontrollable fear
    koersval, paniek
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    plankenkoorts, plankenvrees
    fear that affects a person about to face an audience
    bedeesdheid, bleuheid, bloheid, confusie, geremdheid, koudwatervrees, schroomvalligheid, schuchterheid, schuwheid, timiditeit, verlegenheid, verwarring
    fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
    zorgenkind
    a strong feeling of anxiety
    angst, angstgevoel, bangheid, beklemming, bekommering, benauwdheid, bezorgdheid, ongerustheid, schrik, verontrusting, vrees
    an anxious feeling
    onbehagen
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
    braakneiging
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    jubel, toejuiching, toejuichingen
    a feeling of extreme joy
    jeugdliefde, kalverliefde
    temporary love of an adolescent
    benevolentie, goedgunstigheid, toeschietelijkheid, welwillendheid
    disposition to do good
    mensenhaat, misantropie
    hatred of mankind
    misogamie
    hatred of marriage
    misogynie, vrouwenhaat
    hatred of women
    haat, haatgevoel, haatgevoelens, vijandschap
    the feeling of a hostile person
    exaltatie, extase, geestvervoering, opgetogenheid, trance, verrukking, vervoering, zinsvervoering
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
    gelukzaligheid, heerlijkheid, levensgeluk, levenslust, levensvreugde, zaligheid
    state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
    type of:
    aandoening, aandrang, aandrift, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, geneigdheid, gevoel, gevoelen, inclinatie, neiging, sentiment
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
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    bedroefdheid, droefenis, droefheid, kommer, leed, pijn, rouw, smart, treurigheid, treurnis, triestheid, verdriet, wee
    the state of being sad
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