It is important when writing to express a character's emotions. Equally important is getting the right degree of emotion to suit your character. For instance if your character has a trait of over-reacting to situations then your character should reflect that with exasperation or sarcasm. Degrees of emotion are also useful for developing a characters reaction. For instance if your main character has just found out that their friend died then they may start off as shocked, then sadness and possibly develop into anger or vengefulness.
Degrees of emotion:
Degrees of happiness, love, anxiety, sadness and anger from high to low.
Degree of anger: Rage, wrath, outrage, fury, hostility, exasperation, ferocity, bitterness, hate, loathing, scorn, spite, vengefulness, dislike, resentment, frustration and anger.
Degree of happiness: Bliss, euphoria, rapture, delirium, ecstasy, felicity, jubilation, elation, exhilaration, exuberance, glee, delight, joy, joviality, jollity, gladness, merriment, light heartedness, cheerfulness, pleasure, contentment, satisfaction and well-being.
Degree of love: Adoration, affection, love, fondness, liking, attraction, caring, tenderness, compassion, sentimentality, desire, longing, lust, passion, infatuation and crush.
Degree of anxiety: Mortification, hysteria, panic, terror, fright, horror, fear, alarm, shock, anxiety, dread, distress, worry, apprehension, uneasiness, tenseness, nervousness and restlessness.
Degree of sadness: Agony, suffering, anguish, depression, melancholy, woe, grief, sorrow, misery, dismay, disappointment, remorse, regret, guilt, shame, defeat, loneliness, insecurity, insult, glumness, pity, sympathy, and unhappiness.
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