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Emotions that start with S
Looking for emotions that begin with S? Here are 18 of them in alphabetical order, from “Sadness” to “Sympathy”.
Emotions that begin with S
- Sadnessalso Sad
- Satisfactionalso Satisfied
- Saudade
- Schadenfreude
- Sehnsucht
- Serenity
- Shamealso Ashamed
- Shock
- Shynessalso Shy
- Smugnessalso Smug
- Solace
- Sonder
- Sorrow
- Spite
- Stressalso Stressed
- Surprisealso Surprised
- Suspicion
- Sympathy
About this list
- S is the most common first letter in this list: 18 of the 171 emotions (11%).
- Shortest: “Shame”. Longest: “Schadenfreude”.
- 7 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many emotions start with S?
- 18 of the 171 emotions in Icillion start with S, for example Sadness, Surprise and Shame.
- What is the longest name among emotions that start with S?
- The longest is “Schadenfreude” and the shortest is “Shame”.
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