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  1. aggravated
    provoked to anger, especially deliberately
  2. agitated
    troubled emotionally and usually deeply
    Nureyev appeared agitated when news reporters attempted to question him.
  3. agonised
    expressing pain or agony
    My hostess, Mrs. Jeremiah Donovan, was a handsome young woman, tall, fair, and flushed, agonised with hospitality, shy to ferocity. Ross, Martin
  4. alarmed
    experiencing a sudden sense of danger
    When pocket calculators came along, educators and parents were alarmed about students losing the ability to perform arithmetic using paper and pencil. Scientific American (Jul 25, 2013)
  5. angered
    marked by extreme anger
    They are also angered at what human rights groups have said is excessive use of force to disperse the protests. Salon (Jun 6, 2013)
  6. anguish
    suffer great pains or distress
    The family's solicitor said his release caused "further anguish and trauma".
  7. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
    This antipathy toward regulations is shared by many residents here.
  8. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
    Small business owners are growing increasingly anxious about looming health care regulations.
  9. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    Yet, we live with apprehension, hiding our personal lives and not knowing if we could be outed and fired at any given moment.
  10. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
    “Aversion to prescription drugs can be lifted at that early age.”
  11. bitterness
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    In fact, he just seems filled with anger and bitterness.
  12. chapfallen
    brought low in spirit
    Within two minutes he returned, chapfallen and frowning. Vachell, Horace Annesley
  13. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    But whereas academic education is valued, vocational education is held in deep and wide contempt.
  14. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
    Barely had he finished when the officer who made the arrest came in, looking crestfallen and disgusted. Standish, Burt L.
  15. cross
    annoyed and irritable
  16. deflated
    brought low in spirit
    That admirable start to his Test captaincy was deflated by a 0-0 draw in New Zealand.
  17. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
    "There have been a lot of dejected, depressed guys," Stewart said. Seattle Times (Jun 3, 2013)
  18. depressed
    filled with melancholy and despondency
    He said he was never truly depressed about the course his career had taken.
  19. desperate
    arising from or marked by anguish or loss of hope
    Desperate to hang on to its profit margins, Billabong cut marketing spending, which exacerbated its sales slide.
  20. despondent
    without or almost without hope
    At one point, he became so despondent that he attempted suicide. Seattle Times (Jun 14, 2013)
  21. disappointed
    sadly unsuccessful
    Chances are most people came here tonight to tick off a living legend; they will not have left disappointed.
  22. discontented
    showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
    About eight o'clock at night, Harding returned, still irritable and discontented, having failed to find Mr. Radford. James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
  23. disgust
    strong feelings of dislike
    The doctor claimed he resigned in disgust at what was going on, saying that many doctors he had spoken to shared his concerns.
  24. disillusioned
    freed from false ideas
    Nearly 30 years later, it’s disheartening to see him disillusioned with the Indian book industry.
  25. dislike
    a feeling of aversion or disapproval
    Where most comics his age would be angling for lucrative parts in adverts, he talks passionately about his dislike of commercialisation.
  26. dismayed
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
    Its president, Professor John Ashton, said the FPH was dismayed and disappointed.
  27. dispirited
    showing no enthusiasm
    Day after day we were dispirited, disheartened, and only happy when we were not walking. Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
  28. displeasure
    the feeling of being annoyed or dissatisfied
    Lester often seemed sullen, showing displeasure with umpires and defeatist body language when things went wrong.
  29. dissatisfied
    in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
    The words "Looking for..." say you're dissatisfied with life.
  30. distressed
    feeling general unhappiness
    I'm stressed and distressed – I've never had my competence questioned before.
  31. dread
    causing fear or terror
    But the idea of then knocking on said neighbor's door would fill me with dread. Slate (May 28, 2013)
  32. embarrassed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
    Sometimes patients are too embarrassed to admit that they’ve stopped taking their pills or have ignored other advice, so they hide the truth.
  33. enraged
    marked by extreme anger
    But, our correspondent said, political leaders have been chased from the streets by enraged protesters.
  34. envy
    spite and resentment at seeing the success of another
    He also says Dallas and Houston are watching the Spurs' success with envy. Seattle Times (Jun 11, 2013)
  35. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
    But many Democrats have become increasingly exasperated by routine efforts to stall and block presidential nominees.
  36. fed up
    thoroughly disgusted with or annoyed at something
    And now my wife is fed up of me going on about "the Rolling bloody Stones".
  37. ferocious
    marked by extreme and violent energy
    She picked up the largest knife available and stabbed him in a "brutal, ferocious, sustained attack", Judge Heath said.
  38. frightful
    extremely distressing
    At best the jails of the Middle Ages were frightful abodes of misery. Lea, Henry Charles
  39. frustrated
    disappointingly unsuccessful
    Knutson said, “He always seemed so frustrated that he could never finish anything.”
  40. furious
    marked by extreme anger
    Fast, furious and unstoppable, time keeps rushing forward in this “Macbeth,” knocking the breath out of everyone, audience included.
  41. gloomy
    filled with melancholy and despondency
    Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar’s gloomy outlook on Wednesday weighed on the market.
  42. glumness
    a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
    He was struck by Horace's glumness, and in his frank way openly chaffed the boy about it. Hichens, Robert Smythe
  43. grievous
    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
    A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
  44. grouchy
    annoyed and irritable
    A high trumpet, singing very sweet, played by a funny, shrewd, grouchy, fatherly, fragile man, who has to keep playing.
  45. grumpy
    annoyed and irritable
    Fur real: Grumpy Cat could soon be starring in her own feature film.
  46. guilty
    showing a sense of wrongness
  47. heartbroken
    full of sorrow
    Though heartbroken, the Philadelphia native thought there were lessons in his grief. Seattle Times (Oct 3, 2012)
  48. homesickness
    a longing to return home
    After spending a year in Dubai he succumbed to homesickness.
  49. hopeless
    without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
    Fragile, hopeless, confused humans with flaws both internal and external.
  50. horrified
    stricken with horror
    Senegal’s Wade, meanwhile, was horrified when the faces of his African Renaissance family came out looking Korean—a recurring problem with Mansudae’s international installations.
  51. hostility
    the feeling of an unfriendly person
    The report released Tuesday found the friars treated many victims with hostility. Washington Post (Jun 18, 2013)
  52. humiliated
    made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
    Andrew Pierce says the turning point was Wednesday's prime minister's questions, when Mr Miliband was "humiliated" by David Cameron.
  53. hysterical
    characterized by a state of violent mental agitation
    “She was hysterical; she was crying and screaming,” Ms. Johnson said.
  54. inconsolable
    sad beyond comforting
    Some relatives were inconsolable after learning about the deaths of their loved ones.
  55. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    Indignant men had been crying out in hot and hasty protest for full and speedy vengeance. Beardslee, Clark S.
  56. irritated
    aroused to impatience or anger
  57. jealousy
    a feeling of envy, especially of a rival
    A respected New York string quartet is struck by an excess of issues here: terminal illness, infidelity, professional jealousy, you name it.
  58. livid
    furiously angry
    Wrenching himself free, the Belgian, livid with rage, made a fierce cut at Jack. Strang, Herbert
  59. loathing
    hate coupled with disgust
    Such plans stand little chance in a House of Representatives controlled by Republicans united in their loathing of government spending.
  60. loneliness
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    Other surveys have found adults over age 65 report lower levels of depression and loneliness.
  61. melancholic
    characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
    The evening is always edgy and fascinating but at times emotionally distant, as if it is scared of becoming melancholic.
  62. miserable
    very unhappy
    Maybe he’s a miserable homophobe in sheep’s clothing.
  63. mortified
    made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
    People walked by, mostly ignoring me, and I was mortified.
  64. nervous
    excited in anticipation
    Hardy, now 41, is a little nervous about the book’s release. Seattle Times (Jul 25, 2013)
  65. outraged
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    Soon, outraged fans on Twitter voiced their displeasure.
  66. panicked
    thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
    Public health officials suspect the phenomenon is "mass hysteria" - a panicked reaction to the recent deaths of so many fellow workers.
  67. regretful
    feeling or expressing sorrow or a sense of loss
    But Smith sounded regretful, saying, “We were going to a funeral, but it looks like we got buried.”
  68. remorseful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
    “He was very remorseful and sorry that innocent people got shot,” he said.
  69. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    Resentment against Libya's myriad militias has been growing in recent months.
  70. revulsion
    intense aversion
    Why do British people have such a revulsion over horsemeat?
  71. sad
    experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
    We truly are dumb citizens, the founding fathers would be sooo sad.
  72. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    This is just a story of two people pouring scorn on one another, each from their own perceived moral high ground.
  73. shocked
    struck with fear, dread, or surprise
    "I was truly shocked and devastated by my dismissal," he said. BBC (Jul 21, 2013)
  74. sorrowful
    experiencing or marked by or expressing sadness
    Often upbeat melodies meet sorrowful lyrics and harrowing strings.
  75. spite
    hurt the feelings of
  76. stunned
    in a state of mental numbness as resulting from shock
    Days after the tragedy, villagers still wander up to the now closed school in stunned silence.
  77. tenseness
    a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
    A tenseness, an excitement grew in their faces, like dying flame being fanned into its former brilliancy. Ludwig, Edward W.
  78. terrified
    thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
    Uncluttered by dialogue, Hii seemingly sweats the storyline straight onto screen as Van, alone and terrified, struggling to keep a lid on his panic.
  79. torment
    a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being harassed
  80. uneasiness
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
    Yet a certain uneasiness remains even among those who have come out of hiding.
  81. upset
    an unhappy and worried mental state
    "My mother was really upset... she spent most of Wednesday night sobbing and then crying on and off on the Thursday."
  82. vengefulness
    a malevolent desire for revenge
    This he thought in the vengefulness of his outraged mind. Meredith, George
  83. wild
    in a state of extreme emotion
  84. woeful
    affected by or full of grief or sadness
    Adding to that history would go far to redeem a woeful past few weeks. Seattle Times (Apr 2, 2013)
  85. worried
    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble
    Mr. Kress’s boss worried about damaging the image of juice long promoted as “100 percent natural.”
  86. wrath
    intense anger
    Foreign companies that ring up big sales while minimizing their tax bill draw public’s wrath.
  87. wretched
    very unhappy; full of misery
    He looked absolutely wretched, like a beaten dog.
  88. coward
    a person who shows fear or timidity
    I feel like a coward, hiding behind the Hippocratic oath, doing nothing.
  89. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    Guards at the removal centre reported seeing him crying in his room earlier that day, distraught at leaving his family.
  90. overwrought
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    Why are Boykin’s arguments so weak, overwrought, and confused? Slate (Jan 28, 2013)
  91. excited
    feeling a great deal of enthusiasm or eagerness
    “No!” the small girl hears from her mother in an excited, agitated screech.
  92. jolted
    disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
    Both affect us as we watch, caught up in secrets long held, jolted to realize that things aren’t always what they seem. Seattle Times (Jun 7, 2013)
  93. frantic
    excessively agitated; distraught with violent emotion
    "Money has left, but at a less frantic pace," McNabb said.
  94. frenzied
    excessively agitated
    But gone are the days of frenzied men in coloured jackets shouting across a pit.
  95. phrenetic
    excessively agitated
    They tell us that, as the disorder proceeds, it eats into the brain; either causing the dog to be destroyed, or driving it phrenetic. Dinks
  96. wild-eyed
    appearing extremely agitated
    He can be hard to read behind his revolving kaleidoscope of expressions: perplexed, angry, smiling, wild-eyed, sometimes all at once.
  97. discomposed
    having your composure disturbed
    He was his usual calm, courteous self, seeming in no wise ruffled or discomposed by the events of the previous day. Lynch, Lawrence L.
  98. unquiet
    causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
    Pan Michael tossed about the whole night; he could not sleep, for unquiet thoughts passed through his head all the time. Sienkiewicz, Henryk
  99. maddened
    marked by extreme anger
    He shrugged his shoulders with an indifference that maddened me. Weyman, Stanley John
  100. disconcert
    cause to feel embarrassment
  101. confused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    Fragile, hopeless, confused humans with flaws both internal and external.
  102. bedevil
    be confusing or perplexing to
    Exploding watermelons, toxic peanuts, and contaminated rice are just some of the food hazards that routinely bedevil Chinese consumers.
  103. befuddled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    Gaiman said he felt "gobsmacked, befuddled, delighted and baffled" at the news.
  104. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
    But the undisciplined shooting style and underdeveloped script confound the actors at every turn.
  105. discombobulated
    having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
    Indeed, for much of the first half, both offenses looked discombobulated. New York Times (Jan 9, 2012)
  106. fuddle
    cause to be confused or perplexed
    One day Mr. Kordé had drunk himself into an unusual state of fuddle. Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
  107. perplexed
    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
    He recalls being utterly perplexed while taking a chemistry course in college because he could not understand the accent of his American professor. Scientific American (Jul 24, 2013)
  108. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
    Madcap, emotional, anarchic, erudite, in touch with the universe, bewildered by pettiness, fantastical, curious, practical, noble, mischievous, good-hearted.
  109. disgruntled
    in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
    For example, you might be a disgruntled investment banker or elementary teacher, so on the side you start teaching yoga or doing freelance Web design. Salon (May 1, 2013)
  110. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
    In truth, there was nothing very doleful or tragic in his appearance. Black, William
  111. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
    Ferguson also managed United’s fractious fans, too, draining some of the anger over Man U’s American ownership, the Glazer family.
  112. flustered
    thrown into a state of agitated confusion
    Mr. Manalo said Mr. Zimmerman did not seem flustered or upset or confused.
Created on Sun Jul 28 08:28:58 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Aug 04 05:47:46 EDT 2013)

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