What are the top ten human emotions?

This figure is Robert Plutchik's Wheels of emotions. This says that the eight basic emotions (feelings) are: * Fear → feeling afraid. Other words are terror (strong fear), shock, phobia * Anger → feeling angry. A stronger word is rage. read more

Plutchik argues that advanced emotions, such as love, are a combination of two or more generic emotions. He believes that love, experienced as strong feelings of attachment and attraction, is a combination of joy and trust. read more

Emotional responses in human beings are predicated both by biological predisposition and environmental stimulus. Because of this, it is impossible to determine or rank which emotions are most common, as each individual is unique in terms of biology and life experiences. read more