Noun | 1. | ![]() feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" CER, conditioned emotion, conditioned emotional response - an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) reverence, veneration, awe, fear - a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love" hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" |