Emotion: B1 Spanish vocabulary

15 Spanish words about emotion at B1 level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• ojaláinterjectionI hope / I wish / if only
• sorprenderseverbto be surprised, to react with surprise
• extrañarverbto miss
• echar de menosverbto miss
• emocionarseverbto be moved / to get emotional
• frustrarseverbto get frustrated / to feel frustrated
• ilusionarseverbto get excited about / to get one's hopes up
• deprimirseverbto become depressed, to get depressed
• decepcionarseverbto be disappointed / to feel let down
• avergonzarseverbto feel ashamed / to be embarrassed
• arrepentirseverbto regret
• emocionarverbto move emotionally, to be moved that
• reírse a carcajadasverbto laugh out loud, to roar with laughter
• llorar de emociónverbto cry with emotion, to cry from being moved
• ruborizarseverbto blush, to go red