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German vocabulary B2: Fear, anger, sadness
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Words for strong feelings: fear (die Panik, erschrocken), anger (die Wut, rasend), sadness (die Trauer, niedergeschlagen) and the way people show them (seufzen, schluchzen, zittern).
94 German words at level B2, with their translation.
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verfolgen (von Erinnerungen)
to haunt (of a memory)
fürchten
to fear (be frightened of)
befürchten (dass)
to fear (be worried)
sich aufregen
to get upsetalso: to get worked up
demütigen (jdn.)
to humiliate (sb)
ertragen (etw.)also: aushalten
to bear (put up with sth)also: to endure, to stand, to put up with
bedauern
to be sorry about
ungut
uneasy
klagend
mournfulalso: plaintive
das Bedauern
regret
die Panik
panic
das Elend
misery
neidisch (auf etw.)
jealous (wanting sth)also: envious
das Weinen
cryingalso: weeping
der Trost
consolationalso: comfort
die Besorgnis
anxiety
gereizt
irritablealso: on edge
die Trauer
griefalso: mourning
sich rächen (an jdm.)
to take revenge (on sb)also: to avenge yourself
zittern
to tremblealso: to shiver
beunruhigen (jdn.)
to worry (sb)also: to alarm
die Rache
revengealso: vengeance
die Spannung
tension
der Schreck
scarealso: fright
angespannt
tense (nervous)
aufregen (jdn.)
to upset (sb)also: to agitate
erschrecken (jdn.)
to frighten (sb)also: to scare, to startle
der Schrecken
terroralso: fright
düster
gloomyalso: dismal, sombre
das Entsetzen
horror
kränken (jdn.)
to offend (sb)
seufzen
to sigh
schluchzen
to sob
schockieren (jdn.)
to shock (sb)
die Wut
angeralso: rage
rasend
furious (wild with rage)also: raging
ängstlich
fearfulalso: timid
die Qual
anguishalso: agony, torment
alarmiert
alarmed
erschrocken
startled
verzweifelt
desperatealso: desperately
niedergeschlagen
down (unhappy)
erschütternd
distressing
die Verzweiflung
despair
der Neid
envy
verzweifeln
to despair
verachten
to despise
ärgerlich
annoying (making you cross)also: vexing, irritating
die Verlegenheit
embarrassment
tolerieren (jdn./etw.)
to tolerate (sb/sth)
besorgniserregend
worryingalso: alarming
hektisch
franticallyalso: hectically
die Abneigung
dislike (not liking)
die Unzufriedenheit
dissatisfaction
das Missfallen
displeasure
die Bosheit
spite (feeling)also: malice
die Traurigkeit
sadness
der Seufzer
sigh
das höhnische Grinsen
sneer
das Unbehagen
uneasealso: discomfort
die Demütigung
humiliation
die Frustration
frustration
die Erniedrigung
indignityalso: degradation
furchteinflößendalso: furchterregend
fearsomealso: terrifying
das Schuldgefühl
guilt (feeling)
herzzerreißend
heartbreaking
frustrieren
to frustrate
der Schluchzer
sob
deprimierend
depressing
verbittert
bitter (resentful)
unwirsch
gruffalso: brusque, curt, crossly
die Verbitterung
bitterness
die Trostlosigkeit
desolationalso: bleakness
bedrücken (jdn.)
to trouble (sb)
unbehaglich
ill at easealso: uncomfortable, uneasily
zu Tode erschrecken (jdn.)
to terrify (sb)
unbekümmert
unconcernedalso: carefree
das Unglücklichsein
unhappiness
beneiden
to envy
entmutigen
to discourage (make less confident)
furchterregendalso: furchteinflößend
terrifyingalso: fearsome
desillusionieren
to disillusion
rot werden
to blushalso: to go red
der Trübsinn
gloomalso: melancholy, dejection
die Nervosität
nervousnessalso: nerves
starr vor Angst
petrifiedalso: paralysed with fear
trist
drearyalso: bleak
sich zusammenreißen
to pull yourself togetheralso: to get a grip
aufschrecken (jdn.)
to startle (sb)
in Panik geraten
to panic
beleidigt sein
to take offencealso: to be offended
die Nerven verlieren
to lose your headalso: to lose your cool, to lose your nerve, to freak out
zusammenzucken
to flinchalso: to wince, to start
zutiefst beschämen (jdn.)
to mortify (sb)
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