Say It with Emotion! High-Impact Feelings for Oral Communication

A powerful list of expressive emotion words to help you shine in PSLE Picture Discussion and Spoken Interaction.

🌟 POSITIVE EMOTIONS

😄 Elated – Extremely happy and thrilled

😊 Grateful – Thankful for something kind done for you

😌 Relieved – Happy because a worry is gone

🤗 Comforted – Feeling better after being upset

❤️ Touched – Moved emotionally by kindness

😎 Proud – Happy because of something achieved

🌈 Hopeful – Feeling positive that something good will happen

🎨 Inspired – Motivated by someone or something great

😇 Reassured – Feeling calmer after being comforted

😺 Contented – Calm and satisfied

🎉 Joyful – Full of happiness and celebration

💪 Confident – Sure of yourself

👍 Encouraged – Feeling supported and uplifted

😆 Amused – Finding something funny or entertaining

🫶 Appreciative – Truly valuing what someone has done for you

👨‍👩‍👧 Loved – Feeling deeply cared for

🏅 Accomplished – Proud because you completed something important

🧘 At peace – Calm, with no stress or worry

😞 NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

😔 Disappointed – Let down because something didn’t happen as hoped

😬 Anxious – Worried or nervous something bad might happen

😳 Embarrassed – Shy or awkward after a mistake

😡 Furious – Very, very angry

😠 Frustrated – Upset because things are not going as planned

🙈 Ashamed – Feeling bad about doing something wrong

💔 Heartbroken – Deeply sad, especially from loss

😒 Annoyed – A little angry or irritated

😤 Resentful – Angry because something feels unfair

😐 Scornful – Showing dislike or disrespect toward someone

😖 Distressed – Extremely upset or in pain

🥺 Guilty – Feeling bad after doing something wrong

😟 Worried – Thinking something bad might happen

😢 Miserable – Very sad and unhappy

🤯 Overwhelmed – Feeling like too much is happening at once

🤬 Outraged – Very angry because of something unfair or shocking

😞 Regretful – Wishing you hadn’t done something

🥶 Terrified – Extremely scared

😓 Helpless – Feeling like you can’t do anything to fix a problem

😐 NEUTRAL / MIXED EMOTIONS

🤔 Curious – Wanting to learn or know more

😕 Confused – Unsure about what is happening

🧠 Thoughtful – Quietly thinking about something

🎯 Focused – Giving full attention to something

😟 Uncertain – Not sure about a choice or result

😬 Nervous – Slightly scared before something big

😴 Bored – Not interested in what’s happening

😌 Calm – Peaceful and not worried

😲 Shocked – Very surprised (often suddenly)

😶 Indifferent – Not caring much one way or another

😐 Blank – Showing no strong emotion

😥 Mixed feelings – Having more than one feeling at the same time

🫤 Doubtful – Not really believing something

🙃 Awkward – Feeling weird or out of place

🤨 Skeptical – Not sure if something is true or right

😮‍💨 Resigned – Quietly accepting something you can’t change