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Emotions that start with A
Looking for emotions that begin with A? Here are 17 of them in alphabetical order, from “Abandonment” to “Awkwardness”.
All 17 emotions that start with A
- Abandonment
- Acedia
- Admiration
- Affection
- Agony
- Amae
- Ambivalence
- Amusementalso Amused
- Angeralso Angry
- Anhedonia
- Annoyancealso Annoyed
- Anticipation
- Anxietyalso Anxious
- Apathy
- Apprehension
- Awe
- Awkwardness
About this list
- A is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 17 of the 171 emotions (10%).
- Shortest: “Awe”. Longest: “Apprehension”.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many emotions start with A?
- 17 of the 171 emotions in Icillion start with A, for example Anger, Anxiety and Awe.
- What is the longest name among emotions that start with A?
- The longest is “Apprehension” and the shortest is “Awe”.
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