14. Negative feelings

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a feeling of strong, often active, dislike or opposition towards something or someone
wrogość, niechęć
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antipathy
Antipathy towards the government increased during the economic crisis.
a feeling of intense dislike or an unwillingness to do something, it can also refer to the person or thing which causes that feeling
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aversion
have / feel aversion to
I felt an instant aversion to the bew manager.
the thing I dislike most of all
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my pet aversion
Arrogance has always been my per aversion.
opposed to
niechętny, przeciwny
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averse to
used with ‘not’
I’m not averse to a good night out.
intense hatred
obrzydzenie, odraza, wstręt
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loathing
The boy said, and his voice was full of loathing.
intense disgust
wstręt, odraza
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abhorrence
Despite my abhorrence of his views I fully support that.
lack of respect for something
pogarda, lekceważenie
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scorn
Scorn might be the only thing Marty had ever really felt.
a feeling of being extremely upset or worried
rozpacz
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distress
I didn't mean to cause you distress.
a feeling of being very worried or frightened
niepokój, obawa
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alarm
There is no cause for alarm yet.
wstręt, obrzydzenie
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loathsome, abhorrent
We all find her behaviour abhorrent.
brzydzić się, czuć wstręt
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loathe, abhor
I just loathe people who tell lies.
showed a rude lack of interest in others
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offhand
She was very offhand with everyone.
too eager to tell others what to do
nadgorliwy, narzucający się
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officious
The Director’s personal assistant can be very officious.
displaying wealth or possessions in a vulgar way
pretensjonalny
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ostentatious
He makes very ostentatious displays of his wealth, with big, flashy cars, designer clores, etc.
too formal and showing that you think that you are more inportant thay other people
nadęty
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pompous
She’s become very pompous since she was elected to Parliament.
tries to appear more serious or important than she is
pretencjonalny
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pretentious
She boasts about reading philosophy books - she’s so pretentious.
silly and childish
infantylny
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puerile
What puerlie behaviour! Grow up!
not taking care in the way you work
informal
niedbały
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sloppy
Because I rushed it, my essay was a bit sloppy.
changes her feelings suddenly without reason
kapryśny
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fickle
Jo can be very fickle.
too concerned about unimportant details
informal
czepiający się
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nit-picking
Oh, stop being so nit-picking!
unpleasant and rude
nieznośny, odpychający
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obnoxious
The customs officer was such an obnoxious man.
unhappy and disappointed
przygnębiony, przybity
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dejected
I felt utterly dejected when I didn’t get the job.
sad, alone and not cared for
opuszczony, samotny
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forlorn
She looked forlorn, gazing into the distance.
very shocked and upset
zdruzgotany, załamany
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devastated
I was devastated when I heard of the death of a good friend of mine.
extremely worried and upset
zrozpaczony
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extremely worried and upset Anglais
distraught
The missing child’s parent were distraught.
unhappy
informal
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down
You’re looking a bit down today.
very unhappy
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miserable
He always looks so miserable and never seems to smile!

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