C1 — advancedemotions40 words
Fine emotional & evaluative nuance
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gȁnut | moved, touched (from ganuti) |
| ravnòdušan | indifferent |
| sùmnjičav | suspicious as a disposition (someone who looks suspicious is sumnjiv) |
| ògōrčen | embittered (from gorak, bitter; merely angry is ljut) |
| blagonáklon | well-disposed, favourable (bookish; + prema and the dative) |
| sȕptīlan | subtle (of a hint or a distinction); physically thin is tanak |
| prȅzīr | contempt |
| náklonōst | affection, favour (feminine); a bow is naklon |
| zàdivljen | filled with admiration |
| razòčaran | disappointed |
| ùzdržan | reserved, restrained; also abstaining in a vote |
| snishòdljiv | condescending (leniency is popustljiv) |
| pr̀kosan | defiant (prkos — defiance; iz prkosa — out of spite) |
| zàbrinūt | worried |
| pòstīđen | ashamed, embarrassed (from stid, shame) |
| zàtečen | caught off guard |
| smȅten | flustered, at a loss |
| òbazriv | circumspect, considerate |
| popùstljiv | yielding, lenient |
| nepopùstljiv | unyielding, inflexible |
| sažaljénje | pity (neuter); often felt as demeaning by its object |
| dìvljēnje | admiration (diviti se + dative) |
| gnúšānje | revulsion (stronger than gađenje, disgust) |
| zébnja | vague dread (from zepsti, to feel cold) |
| čéžnja | longing (čežnja za + instrumental) |
| ushićénje | elation, rapture (bookish; neuter) |
| nȅlagoda | unease, awkwardness |
| olakšánje | relief |
| gorčìna | bitterness (both the taste and the feeling) |
| zlùradōst | malicious glee (feminine) |
| ravnòdušnōst | indifference (feminine) |
| ȍbzīr | consideration (bez obzira na — regardless of) |
| prékor | a reproach |
| zahválnōst | gratitude (feminine) |
| poštovánje | respect (neuter; s poštovanjem closes a formal letter) |
| sùmnjičavōst | suspiciousness as a trait (feminine) |
| ganúće | the state of being moved (neuter) |
| prȅzriv | contemptuous |
| dìrljiv | touching, moving |
| jȅtak | caustic, cutting (of a remark) |
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