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I don’t remember where the list came from, but here are main emotions, broken down into their components.

Primary Secondary Tertiary
Love Affection Adoration, affection, love, fondness, liking, attraction, caring, tenderness, compassion, sentimentality
  Lust Arousal, desire, lust, passion, infatuation
  Longing Longing
Joy Cheerfulness Amusement, bliss, cheerfulness, gaiety, glee, jolliness, joviality, joy, delight, enjoyment, gladness, happiness, jubilation, elation, satisfaction, ecstasy, euphoria
  Zest Enthusiasm, zeal, zest, excitement, thrill, exhilaration
  Contentment Contentment, pleasure
  Pride Pride, triumph
  Optimism Eagerness, hope, optimism
  Enthrallment Enthrallment, rapture
  Relief Relief
Surprise Surprise Amazement, surprise, astonishment
Anger Irritation Aggravation, irritation, agitation, annoyance, grouchiness, grumpiness
  Exasperation Exasperation, frustration
  Rage Anger, rage, outrage, fury, wrath, hostility, ferocity, bitterness, hate, loathing, scorn, spite, vengefulness, dislike, resentment
  Disgust Disgust, revulsion, contempt
  Envy Envy, jealousy
  Torment torment
Sadness Suffering Agony, suffering, hurt, anguish
  Sadness Depression, despair, hopelessness, gloom, glumness, sadness, unhappiness, grief, sorrow, woe, misery, melancholy
  Disappointment Dismay, disappointment, displeasure
  Shame Guilt, shame, regret, remorse
  Neglect Alienation, isolation, neglect, loneliness, rejection, homesickness, defeat, dejection, insecurity, embarrassment, humiliation, insult
  Sympathy Pity, sympathy
Fear Horror Alarm, shock, fear, fright, horror, terror, panic, hysteria, mortification
  Nervousness Anxiety, nervousness, tenseness, uneasiness, apprehension, worry, distress, dread
     
     
     
     

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