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43 Pleasant and unpleasant feelings

A Happiness and unhappiness

Youfeel...
content(ed) whenyouaresatisfiedwithwhatyouhave.Content isnotusedbeforeanoun.Youcan

say‘Sheiscontent/contented’butonly‘acontentedperson’.
He’sverycontentwithhislife.He’salwaysbeenacontentedperson.
grateful whensomeonehasdonesomethingthoughtfulforyou.Note:Youfeelthankfulifsomething
badthatcouldhavehappeneddidnothappen.
I’mreallygratefultoyouforhelpingmewithmyproject.
delighted whensomethinghashappenedthatgivesyougreatpleasure,whenyouhearnewsof
someone’sgoodfortune,forinstance.
Iwasdelightedtohearyou’regettingmarried!
miserable wheneverythingseemswronginyourlife.
Ifeltmiserablealldayyesterday-maybeitwasjustthegrey,coldweather.
discontented whenyourlifeisnotgivingyousatisfaction.
She’sverydiscontentedwithherjobandisgoingtolookforanewone.
fed up /sick and tired whenyouhavehadenoughofsomethingdisagreeable.

I’mfedupwithOlivia'srudeness,andsick(andtired)ofherbadbehaviour.
depressed whenyouaremiserableoveralongperiodoftime.Depressionisconsideredanillnessin
someseverecases.
Ifeltdepressedafterhavingtenjobinterviewsandnotgettingajob.
confusedwhenyoucannotmakesenseofdifferentconflictingfeelingsorideas.
Ifeelsoconfused-lastweekshesaidshelovedmepassionately;thisweekshesaid
wewerejustgoodfriends.

B Excitement, upset, anger and anxiety

Ifeltinspiredaftertheconcert.I’vedecided Shewassothrilledwhenshegotajobwith
totakepianolessons. aTVcompany.She’salwayswantedtowork
[stimulatedtodosomethingpositiveorcreative] inthemedia.
[howyoufeelwhensomethingextremely
exciting and pleasing happens]
TheargumentIhadwithEvatheother
nightreallyupsetme.

[mademefeelunhappy] Iwassonervousbeforetheexam,and
thenIfeltanxiousbeforetheresultscame
out,butIpassedwithahighgrade.
Iwasquiteenthusiasticaboutmytennis [nervous:feelingnervousisabitlikefeeling
lessonsatfirst,buttheteacherisn’tvery excited but it is a negative feeling]
goodandnowIjustfeelfrustrated. [anxious:whenyouareafraidanduncertain]
[enthusiastic: had very positive feelings]

[frustrated:feelingunabletodosomething
you really want to do] Iwasfuriouswiththewaiter.Theservice
wasslowandhespiltcoffeeovermyshirt.
[extremelyangry]

Language help

Really can be used with all the adjectives on this page. Absolutely goes only with the words describing
extreme states, i.e. delighted, fed up, sick and tired, thrilled, furious. With these words quite means
absolutely, but with the other less extreme words, quite means rather.

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