German B2 Feelings & Character Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Feelings & Character vocabulary at B2 level — 274 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
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274 B2 · Feelings & Character words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| abartig | abnormal | — |
| abergläubig | superstitious | — |
| abfinden | to come to terms with | — |
| die Abhängigkeit | dependence / dependency | — |
| die Abwehrhaltung | defensiveness | — |
| achtsam | heedful / careful / mindful | — |
| die Achtsamkeit | mindfulness | — |
| agil | agile | — |
| die Ambivalenz | ambivalence / conflicting feelings | — |
| anfällig | susceptible / prone / predisposed | — |
| anpassungsfähig | adaptable | — |
| der Antrieb | drive / propulsion (think motivation) | — |
| der Arschkriecher | an ass-kisser | — |
| atemberaubend | breathtaking / stunning / spectacular | — |
| auf die Palme bringen | to annoy someone | — |
| aufbrausend | quick-tempered | — |
| aufmüpfig | rebellious / obstreperous = noisy and difficult to control | — |
| die Aufrichtigkeit | sincerity | — |
| der Aufschneider | a braggart / boaster | — |
| ausgeprägt | distinctive / pronounced / particular | — |
| aushecken | to cook up / contrive / hatch up / plot | — |
| außerordentlich | exceptionally | — |
| die Autonomie | autonomy / self-governance | — |
| die Begeisterung | enthusiasm / excitement | — |
| beharren | to persevere / persist / insist | — |
| die Beharrlichkeit | persistence / perseverance | — |
| bekloppt | loopy / insane | — |
| berauschen | to intoxicate / make euphoric | — |
| bereitwillig | willingly / ungrudgingly | — |
| berüchtigt | notorious / infamous | — |
| die Bescheidenheit | modesty / unassumingness / humility | — |
| die Besorgnis | concern / anxiety / worry | — |
| die Bewältigung | coping / mastery | — |
| Bewundernswert | admirable | — |
| bodenständig | down to earth | — |
| bösartig | vicious / malicious / nasty | — |
| brenzlig | hot / precarious | — |
| brüchig | brittle / fragile / broken / cracked | — |
| die Brutalität | brutality | — |
| die Buße | repentance / penitence | — |
| der Charakter | character | — |
| die Déjà-vu-Erfahrung | déjà vu experience | — |
| die Demütigung | indignity / humiliation | — |
| die Dreistigkeit | forwardness / audacity / boldness | — |
| die Eifersucht | jealousy | — |
| die Eigenart | peculiarity / characteristic / quirk | — |
| eigenwillig | idiosyncratic / headstrong / outlandish | — |
| eindrucksvoll | impressive / forceful (wenig benutzt) | — |
| einfältig | simple-minded / naive | — |
| einleuchtend | plausible | — |
| die Einsamkeit | loneliness / solitude | — |
| die Einschüchterung | intimidation | — |
| die Ekstase | ecstasy | — |
| der Elan | vigor / pep / panache | — |
| die Eleganz | elegance | — |
| elend | miserable | — |
| die Empathie | empathy | — |
| die Empfindlichkeit | sensitivity | — |
| empörend | outrageous / scandalous | — |
| die Empörung | indignation / outrage / revolt / disgust | — |
| engstirnig | narrowminded | — |
| die Entrüstung | indignation / outrage / anger | — |
| erbärmlich | pitiful / wretched | — |
| erbarmungslos | pitiless / merciless | — |
| erfinderisch | inventive | — |
| ergreifend | poignant (moving / touching) | — |
| erleiden | to endure / incur / sustain / suffer | — |
| die Erniedrigung | humiliation / degradation / abasement | — |
| die Ernsthaftigkeit | seriousness / sincerity / earnestness | — |
| ernüchtern | to sober (up) / bring down to earth | — |
| exzentrisch | eccentric | — |
| die Feigheit | cowardice | — |
| das Fernweh | wanting to be somewhere else / wanderlust | — |
| der Fimmel | a craze / fad / mania | — |
| finster | frowning / glowering / dark / grim | — |
| die Frechheit | chutzpah / impudence / sass | — |
| die Frustration | frustration | — |
| gebannt | banned / spellbound | — |
| gefällig | compliant / complacent | — |
| gefühllos | unfeeling / callous / numb | — |
| geistesabwesend | absentminded(ly) | — |
| der Geizhals | a miser | — |
| das Gelächter | laughter | — |
| die Geschicklichkeit | dexterity / skill | — |
| geschmeidig | supple / smooth | — |
| das Gesindel | riffraff / trash | — |
| gespenstisch | spooky / ghostly / eerie | — |
| gewichtig | weighty / heavy | — |
| die Gewissensbisse | remorse / pangs of conscience | — |
| die Gier | greed / lust / craving | — |
| gläubig | faithful / believing | — |
| glaubwürdig | credible / plausible / believable | — |
| die Gnade | grace / mercy / favor | — |
| gnadenlos | merciless | — |
| gnädig | gracious / lenient / merciful | — |
| grantig | grumpy / huffy / grouchy | — |
| grell | glaring / flashy / lurid | — |
| der Griesgram | a grouch | — |
| griesgrämig | grouchy | — |
| grimmig | grim | — |
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