feelings

4 1.1

A person's emotions and sense of being hurt or offended by others' behaviour

noun
/ˈfiːlɪŋz/

: sentimientos

Do you think Sammy's feelings for Jess are genuine?
hurt your feelings

I have rights, I have feelings, I have thoughts.

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Examples

I'm having these feelings and you're letting me have these feelings, right?
I DO HOPE YOU DON'T HARBOR ANY HARD FEELINGS, WILLIAM.

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (2005)
I have rights, I have feelings, I have thoughts.

Danny Jones
What can I do to process these feelings and reduce my anxiety?

Dr. Mayim Bialik
Well, I just don't have any feelings, that's all.
DID I HURT HER FEELINGS?

The Curve (1998)
YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR FEELINGS HURT.

Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
DON'T WORRY ABOUT HURTING MY FEELINGS.

Big Bully (1996)
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS.

Brown Sugar (2002)
Do you think Sammy's feelings for Jess are genuine?

Synonyms

feeling

vsfeelings

∞ 1.0

An emotion or reaction you notice inside yourself

is more about moral concern and dignity rather than a simple inner reaction

sense

vsfeelings

∞ 3.1

A general feeling about a situation

focuses specifically on sensitivity tied to principles and personal dignity

emotion

vsfeelings

∞ 1.6

A strong feeling such as love or anger

is broader, covering moral sensitivity and dignity beyond single strong reactions

sensitivity

vsfeelings

100 3.9

Being able to notice and respond to your own and other people's feelings

is more about having moral reactions tied to principles and dignity

sentiment

vsfeelings

75 4.2

A tender feeling of love and longing for a person or place

is about moral and dignity concerns rather than romantic or nostalgic attitudes

emotional state

vsfeelings

22 3.6

A person's feelings at a certain time

is concerned more with moral reactions and dignity than temporary mood

affect

vsfeelings

Specialized

14 9.5

The way a person shows feelings on their face or in their voice

focuses on moral reactions and dignity rather than clinical outward signs

emotionality

vsfeelings

2 6.7

The state of having or showing strong feelings

is more about personal moral sensitivity tied to principles and dignity

sensitiveness

vsfeelings

Specialized

5.5

Being easily affected by feelings and aware of others' emotions

is more about being hurt by breaches of principles or dignity

Antonyms

indifference

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

insensitivity

16 5.5

A lack of care for other people's feelings or needs

Idioms

no hard feelings

Informal

34 4.8

Not angry or upset after an argument

to eat one's feelings

Informal

1 8.6

To eat food to feel better when you are sad or stressed

tone-deaf to others' feelings

Offensive

8.4

Not able or willing to notice how other people feel

Compounds

hurt feelings

14 2.8

Sadness and upset after someone says or does something unkind

guilt feelings

1 3.9

Feeling sorry and responsible for doing something wrong

How Sensitive

oversensitivity

1 5.8

sensitivity

100 3.9

feelings

4 1.1

reserve

9 5.2

indifference

71 4.6

Surface Forms

feeling singular

feelings plural

Morphology

feelings = feeling (transparent) = feel + ing + s

Standard plural formation from the noun 'feeling' (which is itself the noun form of 'feel'), so the structure and meaning are directly recoverable.

Etymology

Feelings comes from the old English verb felan, which meant 'to touch' or 'to sense' and is like the everyday word feel. So, feelings are the inner things you 'sense'—your emotions and reactions, which is why the word means your emotional or moral sensitivity.