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emotional state

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Noun1.emotional state - 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"
spirit
emotion - any strong feeling
embarrassment - the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
gratification, satisfaction - state of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
happiness, felicity - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
state - a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
unhappiness - state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief


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And this phenomenon, deserving justly to be classed amongst the marvels of science, induced in Mr Verloc an emotional state of dread and exasperation tending to express itself in violent swearing.
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