The following classification of emotions was made by Parrott, W. (2001). Note: The links in the list below are to pages in which one aspect of that emotion is discussed, not always to pages giving a comprehensive overview of that particular emotion.
Primary emotion | Subemotions | Sub-subemotions |
Love | Affection | Adoration, affection, love, fondness, liking, attraction, caring, tenderness, compassion, sentimentality |
Lust | Arousal, desire, lust, passion, infatuation | |
Longing | Longing | |
Joy | Cheerfulness | Amusement, bliss, cheerfulness, gaiety, glee, jolliness, joviality, joy, delight, enjoyment, gladness, happiness, jubilation, elation, satisfaction, ecstasy, euphoria |
Zest | Enthusiasm, zeal, zest, excitement, thrill, exhilaration | |
Contentment | Contentment, pleasure, positiveness | |
Pride | Pride, triumph | |
Optimism | Eagerness, hope, optimism | |
Enthrallment | Enthrallment, rapture | |
Relief | Relief | |
Surprise | Surprise | Amazement, surprise, astonishment |
Anger | Irritation | Aggravation, irritation, agitation, annoyance, grouchiness, grumpiness |
Exasperation | Exasperation, frustration | |
Rage | Anger, rage, outrage, fury, wrath, hostility, ferocity, bitterness, hate, loathing, scorn, spite, vengefulness, dislike, resentment | |
Disgust | Disgust, revulsion, contempt | |
Envy | Envy, jealousy | |
Torment | Torment | |
Sadness | Suffering | Agony, suffering, hurt, anguish |
Sadness | Depression, despair, hopelessness, gloom, glumness, sadness, unhappiness, grief, sorrow, woe, misery, melancholy | |
Disappointment | Dismay, disappointment, displeasure | |
Shame | Guilt, shame, regret, remorse | |
Neglect | Alienation, isolation, neglect, loneliness, rejection, homesickness, defeat, dejection, insecurity, embarrassment, humiliation, insult | |
Sympathy | Pity, sympathy | |
Fear | Horror | Alarm, shock, fear, fright, horror, terror, panic, hysteria, mortification |
Nervousness | Anxiety, nervousness, tenseness, uneasiness, apprehension, worry, distress, dread |