Emotional Nuance and Interpersonal Judgement

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Emotional Nuance and Interpersonal Judgement

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1. Subtle emotional states (20 entries)
  1. rueful
  2. equanimity
  3. restive
  4. wistful
  5. chagrin
  6. foreboding
  7. disconsolate
  8. forlorn
  9. disquiet
  10. mortification
  11. discomfiture
  12. incredulity
  13. disaffection
  14. even-tempered
  15. frown
  16. trepidation
  17. intrude on someone's grief
  18. angst
  19. equable
  20. a term of endearment
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2. Conflicting reactions (20 entries)
  1. vicarious pleasure
  2. animosity
  3. bitterness
  4. harbour a lingering grudge
  5. disenchantment
  6. resentfulness
  7. fight back a surge of resentment
  8. feel a pang of regret
  9. despondency
  10. dejection
  11. begrudge someone something
  12. let bitterness fester
  13. harbour misgivings
  14. rancour
  15. have a sinking feeling
  16. remorseful
  17. defensive
  18. be overcome with remorse
  19. be racked with guilt
  20. resentment
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3. Emotional distance (20 entries)
  1. impassive
  2. nonchalant
  3. stoical
  4. keep a lid on one's feelings
  5. take something in one's stride
  6. give vent to
  7. keep one's composure
  8. be at one's wits' end
  9. take something to heart
  10. be a bundle of nerves
  11. make one's blood run cold
  12. keep one's own counsel
  13. hold someone at a distance
  14. put a brave face on it
  15. be beside oneself with worry
  16. regain one's poise
  17. touch a sympathetic chord
  18. indifference
  19. be consumed with envy
  20. have a change of heart
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4. Interpersonal sensitivity (20 entries)
  1. presumptuous
  2. hide one's misgivings
  3. betray no trace of emotion
  4. be consumed by self-doubt
  5. composure
  6. maintain one's composure
  7. betray a flicker of doubt
  8. be quietly distraught
  9. give vent to one's frustration
  10. wear an expression of studied calm
  11. stoicism
  12. do one's best to appear unmoved
  13. reassurance
  14. belligerence
  15. intimidating
  16. keep a stiff upper lip
  17. be seized by foreboding
  18. put on a brave face
  19. touch a raw nerve
  20. attuned
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5. Expressing complex evaluations (20 entries)
  1. barely concealed exasperation
  2. quiet vindication
  3. a rueful admission
  4. self-conscious detachment
  5. guarded optimism
  6. thinly veiled contempt
  7. unfeigned interest
  8. take umbrage
  9. strike a chord with someone
  10. unwarranted complacency
  11. studied indifference
  12. affectation
  13. calculated nonchalance
  14. genuine contrition
  15. disparage
  16. conditional approval
  17. be wide of the mark
  18. steer clear of cliché
  19. bring something into sharp relief
  20. gauche
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